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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 04

2014-02-15T23:43:27Z

217.198.213.18: Sanic editing.

==Chapter 04: Assemblers under the Eaves ==
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''Why is it that.''

''The more you try to listen to a story.''

''The more you end up telling one.''

'''Point Allocation (Reciprocation)'''

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Beneath the blue sky of IZUMO, beneath the eaves there was the muttered voice of an elderly woman.

“That’s right…, Horizon. About your Mother…”

There, the speaking Mitsu was traditionally seated on top of a cushion on the veranda, with Horizon seated beside her.

In front of her, Kimi and Futayo had put on gloves and were in the yard searching through the vegetable garden,

“Ah It’s a potato! Grandmother, even though it is still widely regarded as a prohibited good. —Confiscated! It’s confiscated!”

“Hmm, the green soybeans which my father liked are grown here, Kimi. —As an offering to my father's spirit, I think I may also take possession of some.”

『Boiled in Salt—』

“I had some left over so I said you could do as you please, but what exactly did you come here to do.”

Mitsu said that with half eyes; however the two women didn’t listen. That’s why Mitsu paused for a moment and directed her question to Horizon who was drinking tea by her side.

“Horizon? Why exactly did you come here?”

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Why did you come here? The questioned Horizon considered that.

… At first it was just because Kimi had invited me…

She considered. If she had to say rather than being the reason she came, it was,

“The reason is that I thought it would be okay to come.”

“That’s nice, being condescending.”

Jud. Horizon raised her right thumb to show Mitsu. Mitsu was already returning the same action.

“……”

The two women exchanged gazes, both nodded and then Horizon once again opened her mouth.

“… Anyway, in the beginning I thought that it was meaningless. Even now, I am still conjecturing whether that is true.”

“You’re very straightforward.”

Once again the two of them raised their thumbs. There,

“Jud, thank you very much. However Toori went “Ah!? I am not going. I am definitely not going! I can’t go for your sake!” and acted stubborn, so I changed my mind and decided I had to come .”

“How rebellious.”

She raised her thumb.

“Jud, thank you very much. In any case, to tell the truth, it is a rare occurrence for me to disembark from Musashi, so in the meaning of study, it is valid.”

Then since she had come, she had only one purpose.

“The current purpose is to hear about Horizon’s mother, that is all.”

“I see!”

Mitsu nodded her head. However, there she tilted her head and asked the following.

“Why is it you want to know?”

It was a simple question. That is why she immediately answered. The contents of her reply was,

“It is because I want to be able to understand my mother.”

“Why?”

“If I can understand her, then the eventual sadness will be reduced. Even if I am no longer able to exchange words with that person, I can think about her, and it is possible for me to inherit her will.”

“Well then. — Let us do something like a little test. About how much meaning talking about the past has for you. A test to measure that.”

“Jud, Please do as you wish.”

That was a good answer, is what Mitsu said. There with a faint smile,

“Okay, I am going to ask? You are saying that understanding is important? In that case… if you can understand something, then is it okay to lose it?”

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Oh? is what Horizon thought. She had had a similar discussion but from the opposing stance. In London, England, that act which Toori had called a date. Date, it was an English word. To translate it to Japanese, it was “Date”. Did Toori want that badly to go on a date with Horizon, it was strange.

In any case, considering the words he had said at that time.

What had he replied with when she had said the same words that Mitsu had just spoken.

… Ah.

She remembered, and it was something she could accept, that’s why Horizon said the following.

“That is not correct.”

When trying and standing on the opposite parallel line, she had the feeling that she could somehow understood the words that she had been told at that time.

“There is nothing that is okay to lose, that is what I am thinking.”
While conducting multiple layers of judgment, Horizon formed her words. After thinking over the things which he had told her in the past, she began to speak,

“That is why I do not wish to understand just so that I will be okay with losing something.… Unfortunately, everything will eventually be lost, however if you can understand and enjoy spending time together, even when that time unexpectedly comes—”

Was it this kind of thing.

“Would it not be possible to even understand what happens at that time, that is my conjecture.”

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“That’s an idealist thought.”

With Mitsu’s words Horizon simply asked the following,

“Is that what you determine? That it is nothing but an ideal?"

Jud, Mitsu who was resting her chin in her hands spoke.

“If you die, no matter how much time you spend together, it is still saddening. For those who are left behind. It was the same for my husband and for my parents.”

“Is it not possible to have an understanding concerning losing something?"

“The contents of your question are quite harsh.”

The two of them raised their thumbs.

However, Horizon did not say that she was sorry in response to Mitsu’ words. If she apologized for asking something that was necessary to her, it would be that her necessity was lowering her head. That’s why,

“I understand that it will change the topic, but I would like to request a lecture. — Advice on how to resolve the sadness of loss.”

“Those are some nice words.”

Mitsu laughed. Then she said.

“Understanding the deceased is quite a difficult task. After all, they are already gone, however on the other hand, there is no way to confirm anything more than that. That’s why as a reference for you who is trying to learn about your mother, I will tell you a bit of my story. You may experience the same amount of hardship, after all.”

“There are hardships?”

Mitsu responded that there were.

“My mother, well that would be the great grandmother of that kid out there who is digging up potatoes. That great grandmother, when Toori and Kimi were in elementary school… was it the fifth year?”

“Haha, it was the fourth year. Eight years ago. Have things become a bit unclear?”

“You just grew up fast. Because you have nothing above your neck. — Well in that year, Musashi’s route was an eastern circulation via Bizen. It just so happened that they came to Hexagone Française's northern IZUMO during the end of the year. However great grandmother was in a bad condition. They wouldn’t make it at that rate. However—”

Mitsu pointed in the southerly direction.
The deal which Musashi made over in the direction of K.P.A.Italia — Due to Hashiba starting their full-scale movements, the rule of Nagahama begun, and the route was no longer useable, so they were forced to stop at Bizen IZUMO at the southern country border of Hexagone Française. However the Pope Chancellor of K.P.A.Italia Innocentius allowed the trade with the surrounding countries, and in order to obtain repair parts, there were permitted a limited capacity of cargo ships to come and go between IZUMO, so as to continue the trade of other countries with Musashi, well there were also a variety of political factors.”

“That was—”

“They came here, however only Toori and Kimi, the checks were apparently soft on children,”

Hey,

“Kimi, what sort of situation was that?”

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With Mitsu’s question, within Horizon’s gaze Kimi raised her body with a state of disappointment.

“Don’t you remember?”

Well, Kimi folded her arms.

Then she looked over this way and pointed to the eastern sky and Musashi.

“That foolish brother did, right? He suddenly knocked on my door and said “Let’s go sis. If mum were to find out, it would be trouble, so let’s go while we can.” It seems like he had requested earnestly to the people in the provisional council. Thinking about it now, it is a lot easier for the other side to accept something when it comes to children going to give their final greeting to a relative.

“Now? Then, at that time?”

“That the adults were suspicious, I was thinking that if something happens I have to protect my foolish brother.”

I see, Horizon nodded. She was interested in the fact that Futayo seemed to be getting excited over the fact that the turnip had long roots, however at the moment hearing the rest of the story was more important.

That’s why Horizon returned her gaze to Mitsu. She thought that she wanted to hear the remainder of the story.

“It was in that way that Toori and Kimi were able to come? Apart from that… did anything happen?”

“Jud, the two of them only spent a few normal days here. After they returned… on the return, you returned to the halted Musashi at BIZEN IZUMO by carriage and walking, didn’t you?”

“That’s right, okay? Since the schedule didn’t match up with the cargo vessel, we returned while being assisted by some kind people. On the way way too much stuff happened, even if I talked about it, no one would believe me which is why I don’t talk about it.”

Is that so, Mitsu said. Then she looked this way and paused with a smile.

“Horizon listen, okay? After some time had passed, a letter arrived from my stupid daughter on board Musashi saying “I locked those two who had returned for two, three days.”. Then…”

“Then?”

At the time when she was wondering what had occurred.

Mitsu looked up at the sky and spoke.

“Great grandmother, my mother smiled.”

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“That was…”

Horizon thought that was a normal, an everyday reaction. There was a difference between people about the value of the existence called great grandchildren, however if they had arrived home safely, then you would be smiling.

However,

… In that case, why was Mitsu especially remembering that smile?

She didn’t understand. That is why Horizon did not speak,

“—”

However after being silenced, in front of her Mitsu tilted her brown teacup towards her mouth. Then,

“I wonder why!”

“What is it?”

Ah.

“Mother laughed and spoke. — That I don’t know whether my life was meaningful, however if my grandchildren who are connected through my soul came to visit me before I go… I think I lived a proper way of life if it meant they came.”

“That was…”

She realized that she was saying the same words as before.

The meaning that the words Mitsu were saying was something she thought she could understand, however could not. That wss why she stopped her words part-way through,
“— I apologize; I am unable to reach an understanding.”

“That is a good thing. After all, I don’t really understand it either. That’s why I told this story.”

There, Mitsu showed her first bitter smile. Then she adjusted her chin in her hands,

“It is not like my mother spent a lot of time together with Toori and Kimi. After my mother died, I also became sad and wept. However… I think mother at the very least beatified the satisfaction that she felt towards Toori and Kimi.”

Do you understand? Is what Mitsu said. She then suddenly looked at the yard,

“I wonder what form that the satisfaction of understanding takes. — Hey, Kimi!”

“Haha, what is it? I’m in a good mood today so I’ll answer across the generation, okay?”

“Well then, — Kimi, how was it at that time when you and Toori returned to Musashi? Did you think about anything regarding my mother?”

“Actually Grandmother. There’s no way that I remember something from that long ago.”

Ah, however Kimi formed a wry smile.

“Foolish brother, he said it. — That great grandmother was cute. That she was thankful, thankful towards everything, that her being delighted was cute.”
With those words, Horizon nodded.

“Jud. I see, I have understood that part.”

There Horizon with the frank opinion which had formed inside her heart said the following.

“Toori is indiscriminate when it comes to raising flags.”

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The women fell silent and the grandma conducted eye contact with her grandchild.

After that, the grandchild instructed “calm down” with her hand, and the grandma nodded. After a while the grandchild cleared her throat and spoke to Horizon.

“Okay? Horizon. It’s alright. They are relatives, you know? — You can’t conquer them.”

“In other words, it will be added as part of the supplementary DVD.”

The grandchild looked at her Grandma.

“— Grandmother, what should I do at a time like this.”

“How should I know.”

Anyway, is what Mitsu said. Then, saying however to connect her sentences, she once again took a breath.

“… Ah well, it is true that Toori looked at my mother in such a manner. That my mother ended her life being thankful to a great many things.”

… Ender her life being thankful….?

Horizon repeated Mitsu's words within her heart.

Then Horizon thought this.

……I don’t understand.

Why had the fact that the two, Toori and Kimi, had come led to being thankful to anything and everything.

Why had Mitsu’s mother,

“Why was she thankful? Should the thankful ones not be the later generation who had been given birth to and received their upbringing?”

“Horizon!”

Mitsu, while turning back this way asked the following.

“— Do you think that something that had completed its purpose is no longer necessary?”

Jud, is what Horizon went to answer. After all, a machine which had completed its purpose will become a unnecessary, useless object. Once you switch to a new good, the old good is fine to be dissembled and recycled.

That’s why Horizon went to voice an affirmative response,

…No.

Conducting her thoughts, Horizon shook her head to the side.

“I do not think that is true.”

“Why not?”

“That is because Horizon was once like that.”

That was,

“One may think their purpose is over, and while that may be correct, … being more important to someone than you think you are is something that often happens.”

Even Horizon, who believed that she was nothing, was not abandoned at Mikawa.

It was not just her. At England it was the same for Mary, in that case… perhaps it is the same for others.

That’s why,

“If you wish to decide that you are unnecessary, then you must ask everyone in the entire world. Also not just those people in the same generation, but also those in the generations which follow. The reason being is that I am now thinking about wanting to know my mother. In my mother’s generation, even if her mother had been shunned by the entire world, at the moment I, of the following generation, wish for her.”

“That is a good answer.”

The two of them raised their thumbs.

Thus, Horizon connected her thinking to the previous topic. The reason why Mitsu’s mother was thankful to everything was,

“She was able to believe that, not just the physical things in front of your eyes, but the things beyond, their thoughts of her, was important to them. … From that two people who were connected to her by blood had come from far away.”

“That’s right. That’s why it will be good to remember that.”

“What would?”

Ah, Mitsu spoke.

“Your mother is not here. however she is glad that you have come here. — Indeed, so am I who has once again formed a connection with you as well.”

“—”

Mitsu, as if to connect everything together, formed words. Understand? Putting that as a preface,

“I was also one of those people who thought of “meeting” the lost you. Well, to you it might be just a “test”. That’s why I am trying to teach you to think that meeting me was a good thing.”

That was,

“About your mother.”

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“About… my mother?”

Horizon slightly prepared her consciousness.

She had come here wanting to know about her mother.

However, she had absolutely no memories of her mother.

It was certain that she had one. After all she was here, however

… what kind of person was my mother?

Was it a result of Phylargyria that she wished to follow up on the doubt she had suddenly thought up. However, that thought immediately became words, and turning it into a question. The words which escaped from her mouth were,

“Mitsu-sama, my mother was….”

“There isn’t much I can say.”

Towards here who had become unable to form words, the old woman showed eyes which looked like the shape of a smile.

“Your mother was a brilliant student. She came to this IZUMO during her middle school period, at the time I was at high school doing ritual Shinto spell and fluid research when she came to see me. She was doing earth pulse research and wanted knowledge on the Far East formulas.

“Mitsu-sama, you used to be an instructor?”

“Jud, I am one of the students who participated in the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion, the accelerated reproduction of the Far East Catholic revolt from fifty years ago. After the harsh war ended and I returned here, I received a recommendation from the Testament Union. Well, they determined that leaving a young girl who liked to go wild was dangerous. Thus I served as an instructor here, and it was when my hair started to turn white that your mother came.”

“That was—”

“It was thirty five, six years ago. She came to this middle school the same year as my idiot daughter; they hit it off and got along well.”

In that case, Horizon thought. If she spent her time in middle school then what came next was,

“Was her high school here or at Musashi?”

With that question, Mitsu shook her head to the side.

Then she spoke the same words which had the same meaning as the shaking of her head.

“I don’t know. — Where that child attended high school.”

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“… You don’t know?”

Determining that parroting her words was meaningless, Horizon followed with another question.

“Why is it that you don’t know? Academies are all facilities which have records being recorded; they are the cornerstone of politics and military of each country.”

That’s true; there the corners of her mouth formed a smile.

“I’ll say it in advance, but I’m the one who wishes to know something. My daughter was also quite indignant. — However, at a certain time, that child unexpectedly received a single letter and disappeared. Without leaving a note. Then once again at a certain time, she suddenly came back.”

Breathing in, Mitsu spoke.

“—It was around eighteen, nineteen years ago. She was slightly worn out though, surprisingly she possessed a permit to live on Musashi directly from Mikawa’s Lord Motonobu, however she said the following.”

In my womb is Lord Motonobu’s child. I will live with an escort on-board Musashi. However — before that I will travel through the individual territories of the Far East. Please protect me.”

“I determine that she is selfish.”

“That’s true. My daughter said quite a lot to her as well. However well, it seems like she reached some type of resolution. As expected after howling about it for three days, my daughter was tired of it. With exasperation, she was forcibly dragged by her companion through a journey of the Far East. It was a three month forced march through the important places.”

That’s true, speaking there was Kimi. She embraced her body,

“However by that time, she was already pregnant with me. Foolish brother came after boarding Musashi, though.”

“… If that is the case, then was Toori-sama a house warming celebration.”

“… You show no mercy on those close to you.”

Mitsu formed a wry smile and said this.

“Well, that’s about all I can say. If my daughter will not say what we saw on our journey, then it is not for me to say. However…”

“However?”

“I don’t know where she was and what she was doing during those several tens of years after she vanished. Honda and Sakai also shouldn’t know either. That’s why it is likely she was not in Mikawa, if anyone was to know, it would be only Lord Motonobu.”

What do you say.

“How’s this as a proposition? How about trying to understand your own parents. I still have a long way to go. That’s why — until you get at least to my age, even if you have not discovered the answer, you cannot give up. You cannot give up and reach the conclusion that losing something is saddening.”

Having that said to her, Horizon came to a self-realization. The fact that her mother was also certainly lost. She was an important existence to her, however she was a stranger. If she was able to understand that existence,

“People who I have not met, and also things I have not seen …… is it really possible to become able to understand these?”

“— You shouldn’t immediately try and come to a conclusion. However, the only advice I can give is to not give up. Following that? I think it would be good for you to go after that child.”

“Why do you think that?”

Ah, there Mitsu said.

“There is a theme the child was researching.”

That was,

“The resolution of the destiny of Sin through the Earth pulse.”

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“—”

At the side of her who had involuntarily lost her words, Kimi and Futayo stood up together after extracting a green spring onion.

“That’s the first time I’ve heard that? Ah, I’m also going to take this spring onion.”

“Isn’t it about time you paid some money. — However, Kimi hearing it for the first time is that kind of thing. After all, it wasn’t something to be told to someone who was not involved, right? However Horizon, Lord Motonobu turned you into the Armour of Deadly Sins in order to influence the end of the world. Your mother was also doing research into the deadly sins. About the fate of Karma which people cannot escape from.”

What do you say, Mitsu said once again.

“—There is great value in understanding, don’t you agree?”

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“That is also something I’ve heard for the first time, Teacher.”

There Kimi heard an unforeseen voice from the back of the house.

The familiar voice was,

“Teacher?”

Jud, there together with the voice, Oriotorai came from the back of the house carrying paper bags filled with goods. Both Horizon and Futayo turned that direction and then Grandma as well,

“Well, it is something that there was no reason to talk to you about, Makiko.”

“Grandmother, do you know our teacher?

Together with Horizon’s tilted neck question, Oriotorai showed the palm of her hand and urged grandma to go on. In a responsive movement, Grandma placed both her hands on her hips and nodded,

“For Makiko to become a teacher! I was in charge of her history and ritual spell instruction. Enough that there was even a time when she stayed over for a period. She ate a lot. — So, well, I also did teach this child’s former official, … I wonder was having two outstanding talents in a row due to the end of the world.”

No no, there Oriotorai smiled and puffed out her chest.

“Someone like me still has a long way to go, Teacher. There are other people who ate more than me."

Oriotorai not referring to herself as Teacher was fresh. However, hmm, Grandma and Horizon looked alternatively over here who was repeating deep nods,

“……”

If you were to say that being silent and at a loose end was cute, then it was cute. That’s why,

“Horizon, are you returning?”

“— Jud, I was able to hear a variety of important stories. Then—?”

From here on, Horizon continued her words with that.

“I think that I will search the obscure circumstances regarding my mother. It will be good if there are still records of her residence or grave and the like remain in Musashi, however.”

That's right, Mitsu nodded.

“There are some steamed sweet jelly beans in the kitchen, so take them and go. Also, Toori is-”

“If you’re talking about foolish brother, he will come later so don’t worry. Foolish brother is not good with difficult talk.”

“He’s been an idiot from long ago. However, the idiot became king, huh.”

Mitsu looked towards Musashi

“— The world is also ending.”

From far away from the direction of IZUMO, the sound of a festival orchestra which had been arranged into house style could be heard.

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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 03

2014-02-15T01:10:24Z

217.198.213.18: More fixes, running on Valve time.

==Chapter 03: Hard Worker of the Unfamiliar Site==
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''In a place one does not know''

''To make a living''

''What should be done''

'''Point Allocation (Ability to Take Action)'''

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“Wow, a pear tart from IZUMO below?”

The blonde with a scarred face turned around with a surprised voice inside the grounds of a Shrine which possessed the sky of an atrium.

The location was the third underground floor at the rear of Okutama. Within the atrium established using the two side streets, the ascending stairs there led to the Shinto shrine arch, where there was a grove and a shrine.

The name which was bestowed on the large Shinto shrine archway on the bow side was “Asama Shrine”.

Through the waterfalls formed by the rivers falling from the surface section and sunlight entering from the atrium, shadows and light intersected several places within the shrine grounds. Inside those shrine grounds the one who had spoken the previous words was the priestess-styled inner-suit figure of Mary.

She, while taking the paper box which was offered,

“Is it all right? Adele, is it alright for me to accept this.”

Jud, the one who nodded was the blue jersey clad figure of Adele.

“These were provisions provided by “Musashi” and the others to the official positions and important offices. Earlier when purchasing tableware from down below, “Musashi” requested that I carry them with me when I return, in order to reduce her load. Please have it together with the first special agent. — Hey!”
Adele who was speaking, directed those final words to the surrounding pack of shadows which was jumping around.

It was the dogs.

Those with collars, without collars as well as young, adult and old dogs. With Adele’s single word the dogs, with a stray white dog in the centre, sat down all at once. Adele faced the dogs,

“This is where you get your water from, okay? Anything else is prohibited. The toilet is also at the prescribed location.”

The dogs let out a single loud bark as if to nod.

Good, Adele nodded and began to provide the feed she had received from passers-by in orderly fashion. Turning around and looking, the smiling Mary who was there was,

“… However, well, I would never have thought that you would take a part-time job as a priestess at the Asama Shrine.”

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She started to say that if you think about it historically, it’s a chaotic situation, furthermore

…… this is the First Special Agent’s tastes.

Is what she also wanted to say, however Adele remained silent. After all, she was a normal individual. She was not someone who should become too deeply involved in the situation of royalty or deviants.

However Mary, with a white inner suit as the base, and with red tights, shaking the tail ballast with the broom which hung at her waist, could be seen to look good.

That Mary showed a smile this way,

“I am only doing things such as cleaning, tidying and the preparations for the store, I think it would be good if I could work more… however, I lack a proper understanding of Shinto, so I'm depending on these a little.”

There was a small PC hanging from the hard point on her waist. What was displayed there was an explanation of Shinto formulas and spells. She was studying in her own way, there after understanding that,

“To continue to inherit the name of Mary, you are after all unable to discard the Catholic religion. However, being on board Musashi and continuing like that would be a bit of a difficult situation… that’s why I talked using the “Hidden” Catholic setting.”

“Jud, normally it seems the “Hidden” setting was used for believers of Shinto who wished to believe in Catholicism, however since my situation would be the reverse, it apparently makes the application complicated.”

So working at the shrine to “Demonstrate her belief” was done in order to relax the application conditions.

However, Adele thought. Like her who only believed only in Catholicism, she was able to respect her beliefs in everyday life, and if Asama was there acting as an intermediary, it was simple to achieve messaging. However,

“Why did you say that you wanted to understand Shinto?”

Eh? After forming the words, Mary hesitated and her cheeks reddened.

“If I have the same as Tenzou-sama, then there are not a lot of inconveniences…”

If any of our class were here at the moment, the fate of the First Special Agent would have been sealed tomorrow. I’m glad it was me. I’ll let him off with just spreading it over the net.

However Mary bowed her head in this direction,

“— In any case, thank you for everything back in England.”

“Eh? Ah No, after all I didn’t cause a ruckus at the London tower nor have any real activity during Armada. I was waiting for maintenance on my armour shell so it was pretty easy-going.”

More importantly,

“Mary, how are you feeling at the moment?”

“Jud, I can talk with the neighbours, I can work here, cook food and sew, there’s a lot I can do. The Far East also has many books which allows me to enjoy my time here.”

“Have you descended into IZUMO?”

No, she showed something like a troubled smile.

“My free time did not match with Tenzou-sama; he has his job down at the engineering section, after all.”

That guy, leaving behind his blonde large breasted wife in priestess clothes, what exactly is he doing. Adele who was about to mentally enter a preaching stance, instead lightly stopped her breath at Mary’s next words.

“Also even if it is only IZUMO, as someone who was born in England, I feel some difficulty when it comes to the territory of Hexagone Française. I am also meant to have gotten married in Hexagone Française after all.”

Hearing the difficult content of those words said without any hesitation, Adele thought of the word “consideration”.

Her mother and father were both from Hexagone Française, however she was born on Musashi. There was also her father who had lost his place within Hexagone Française, she was taught to place a greater value on her existence as a retainer over her country. She was a Catholic, a retainer and from the lineage of Hexagone Française, however she was a resident of Musashi.

That is why she realised that Mitotsudaira and Mary were keeping a distance from each other. Like her, they both held the thinking of the era of knights, however following her birth one held a different type of awareness towards her home country. That was Mitotsudaira.

There was probably a similar situation for Mary. She bitterly smiled,

“… At the point when you feel that you should not be aware that it is already hopeless, you then think once again that is also hopeless, however you wonder if it is truly hopeless, and it goes around in repetition.”

However,

“I talked with Tenzou-sama about going down to IZUMO, — I requested about a variety of purchases at IZUMO, and he would help on a later date. It was simple to solve.”

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“Really…”

Adele thought, that First Special Agent is doing quite well.

She was questionably moved emotionally. That is why Adele first went to go about her business,

“So, umm, I’m sorry, where’s Asama?”

“Eh? Umm, earlier she was peering under the veranda and then doing something about the arrangements for a seal… however now, something about stacking firewood out front towards the staircase, she is doing the cleansing of firewood in the forest around the back.”

… Something happened with someone close…

She nodded on the inside, however it would be better not to let Mary predict the particulars.

However Mary, who was tilting her head, compared here to the surrounding dogs.

“Adele, you were at IZUMO for shopping… and walking your pets?”

“Eh? Well, during the morning and evening, I run as training. However, since I continued from a while ago, the dogs thought I would play with them and continued to follow me. Then they gradually continued to increase in number, and lately this has become a sort of specialty with people who have a daily routine of throwing bait when I pass, and even people who seem they are too busy to take them for a walk, so they leave it to me.”

“Jud. It is very lively.”

Receiving an appropriate follow-up was something to be grateful for.

However well,

“This was something that Asama’s father thought up, attaching talismans to these dogs and have them run which would then conduct the ship’s tuning. Using the purification talismans “Space” which are created by the practitioners of Shinto as a rudimentary training — well even if they are badly made, we attach these which are gathered for free and attempt to remove the localized distortions within the vessel. In short, guard dogs to prevent the occurrence of Phenomena.”

However, if Asama was busy dealing with the misconduct of someone close,

“I guess it will not be happening today. Well lately, due to the repair of Musashi, even if there is a distortion the poor part should have disappeared, so it should be okay.”

I also wish to view the new tableware, which I bought to replace the broken tableware during Musashi’s full turn the other day, when placed on the table. That’s why Adele thought she would return home, however Mary

“Adele, it is almost time for my break, so how about this?”

She held up the box with the pear tart.

“Will you have it together with me? As well as having Asama and other part timers join us.”

There is a god…! Adele thought that from the bottom of her heart. That a suggestion with no downside would bring about a sense of awe! Ah, after this long time Adele was glad that this person was not executed.

Then in front of her. The goddess directed a smile this way,

“It is quite large after all; I shall have the remainder together with Tenzou-sama.”

While she was wondering whether this was all right. Black wings descended from the sky.

Descending and before touching the ground, spreading her wings as if striking the atmosphere and regaining her posture was,

“Fourth Special Agent? … Are you working?”

“Jud, could you pass this along to Asama for me? — It’s nothing important.”

“T-That’s a strange way of describing something…!”

“Oh, Naruze we were just thinking about having some tea, however…”

Hmm, Naruze looked at the paper box that Mary was holding. Then she directed her gaze below to the dogs that were looking up at her wings with great interest,

“We received ours a little while ago, but I guess it would be fine to have that tomorrow. — Okay, while it isn’t a Technomagi tea party I’ll join you for a bit”

“Fourth Special Agent, what about your work?”

“Margot should also currently be taking a break.”

Naruze pointed in the port side direction, over towards Tama.

Then towards Mary, with a smile on her face, what she said was,

“—Jud, over where your Husband and Naomasa are working.”

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"To continue training even though it is your break time is admirable, Muneshige."

A single voice echoed around the outside front wall section of Tama which basked in the sun of the second day of the month.

As a result of damage to the outer wall, this location was one of the places where footholds had been installed for repairs. Not just the maintenance or the repairs section, but while the entire engineering division was conducting repairs throughout Musashi, there were many people being hired, however,

“Well, it is good that I have found a place to work where I can also complete my training. Don’t you agree, Tenzou.”

Jud, holding his hand to the white steel wall was the jacket-less figure of Tenzou.

“The fact that Naomasa and Mitotsudaira also participate is something to be highly appreciative of. Well then, about today's training it’s fine, right Muneshige?”

In front on him when he turned around was a single young married couple who were on top of a widely created foothold.

It was Muneshige who was wearing a work vest and Gin who was clad in the jersey of Tres España.

Looking at the two of them, Tenzou thought the following.

… However well, it is surprising that we managed to join together with the Tachibana married couple.

After all, it was only about two weeks ago when those two were considered the enemy.

However those two had now submitted an application to Tres España for the removal of their inherited names, and while Muneshige’s had been accepted, it was heard that Gin’s was still pending.

… That was due to Gin having her father also being a member of the Tachibana lineage.

Masazumi had made a deal with Tres España such that “If the individual in question wishes to be one of Musashi’s crew, we will treat them as a resident of the Far East” and with that settled things with Tres España. In other words, as long as they remained on Musashi, they were neither residents of Tres España or Musashi but “Far East Residents” as the original Tachibana Clan.”

In reality it could be said that Gin’s future was depending on what she wanted to do with herself.

This was not Gin’s comment. However, if Gin chose to remain with Muneshige who has had his inherited name revoked… he was thinking about doubling his efforts for the time when he would once again inherit the name.

Anyhow, Tenzou stopped that train of thought and went to deal with the issue at hand. What needed to be done now was,

“Advancing the rehabilitation training of Muneshige’s legs to the next stage.”

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“Is it all right?”

Tenzou lifted his hand slightly in the direction of Naomasa. With that, Naomasa cut one part from the rolled paper-like object she was gripping with her artificial arms and formed a pipe,

“Here.”

Tenzou caught the somewhat heavy solid paper pipe which was tossed over to him. Then when he held that rolled up paper-like object and showed it to the Tachibana couple. Gin tilted her neck and spoke.

“… A Shinto damaged metallic part repair deity talisman. It provides an artificial life force to metal and using fluid as a basis, conducts an automated repair. It is however considered a prohibited technique by Catholics due to being similar to the act of God…”

Gin shifted her eyes to the side. Where she shifted her eyes there was multiple white talismans which were attached to the wall. All of that white was identical to the one which Tenzou over here was holding.

Then Naomasa also tilted her gaze towards the white horizontal line,

“Honestly, this is an ineffective method of repair. Well, for emergencies and light damage such as light scratches where it would be wasteful to replace the plating, it can be useful.”

“Jud, normally you assemble a foothold and then attach them horizontally in an orderly fashion—”

Tenzou indicated above. To a position which was approximately twenty meters above. Floating there on a broom was golden wings who was waving her hand in this direction. It was Naito. She raised her hand next to her mouth,

“From what I can tell the repairs in this area aren't done properly.”

Naito poked a section of the outer wall with the tip of her broom. Seeing that, Naomasa nodded,

“Since this area is my responsibility, do you think you could give it a try?”

With that question, Muneshige looked up at the wall which seemed perpendicular.

“You’re saying to climb this?”

Nope, Tenzou spoke.

“— I’m saying to run.”

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I see, is what Gin thought. That there was meaning in consulting with the ninja First Special Agent who seemed knowledgeable about occupations which could be used for training.

“At first, when I heard that it was work which could serve as training, I thought it was simply manual labour like carrying materials and assisting in creating footholds…”

Gin looked up at wall.

“That served as basic training, with the next stage being running up this near perpendicular wall?”

Inquiring to Muneshige who was beside her, he directed a sharp gaze towards the ninja. The proposed question was,

“— Without a run up?”

The way that this person was already seriously looking at this ninja conduct was something that Gin thought enviously of. There the ninja lightly nodded in response to Muneshige and with the head indicated towards his legs.

“Looking at the way that you are walking, you appear to be overly conscious of your knees.”

“— Certainty, since I damaged the ligaments I have developed a tendency to protect them.”

“I see. Then I wish for you to answer the next question honestly.”

That was,

“— Have your injuries completely healed?”

Gin heard Muneshige’s answer in response to the ninja’s question.

“— Jud.”

Previously he had replied with Tes.
However, now both he and I are different.
Not different, we have just tried to start our new selves. Thinking that was a meaningful answer, Gin slightly lowered her head to the ninja,

“Do not worry, — please provide instructions without holding anything back.”

“Jud, in that case I will have you understood the main aim here.”

Saying that, the ninja vanished.

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…!?

The reason Gin reflectively looked upwards was not a result of her sense of sight, but a matter of intuition.

Sure enough, there looking above her head at the surface of the wall, the shadow of the ninja was already running at a position greater than ten meters.

Nimble.

He was not climbing. The ninja was running on the wall as if he was floating for every step.

It was martial arts. It was pure martial arts with there being no Fluid light being emitted.

However, usually if you were to climb, you would lose momentum and fall back to the ground. That’s why,

“— Muneshige-sama, that martial art…”

“Jud, in order to continue going upwards, it is important to keep accelerating faster than you are falling.”

To achieve that,

“Compared to a normal running style, you do not use your legs to kick. Instead, you use the sole of your forward leg to hang onto the well, and then, so as to not to lose momentum, you repeatedly pull yourself forward in a short cycle.”

It was not kicking behind and propelling the body forward but rather hanging on and pulling the body forward.

I see, is what Gin thought.

… Up until now as a result of carrying materials in an unstable environment, the kicking and pushing was done as rehabilitation and now, this pulling movement was the next stage of his rehabilitation.

“Ju— “

Gin who had gone to say that it made sense suddenly stopped.

“Is this it?”

In the sky beside the nodding Technomagi. The ninja was standing on the wall.

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… Huh?

In front of Gin’s gaze the ninja was standing on the surface on the wall.

He had his right leg slightly lowered and while making his body seemingly slightly fall onto the wall. He stood on the wall with a seemingly relaxed atmosphere.
In front of her, momentarily dumbstruck, was Musashi’s Sixth Special Agent who folded her arms and formed the following words.
“— Ninja are apparently able to always stand on top of a still blade. Well, even though he is like that, on-board Musashi he is a high level ninja; it is good to observe.”

While those words continued, the ninja who while continuing to talk to the fallen angel tilted his body slightly forward towards the wall. Thinking that he was going to fall,

“There is some damage over here.”

The ninja remained on the wall like that and moved to the left.

Then as if following the fingertips of the Technomagi, he attached a talisman to the wall, then using his fingers and grasping the slight thickness of the talisman, he rotated his body in the opposite direction,

“Naito, here you go.”

From his breast pocket he pulled out a bamboo can of “Saint Max George Coffee” and passed it over to the Technomagi. In his movements there was no sense of him rushing or hurrying. He moved with an air of composure.

From there, the ninja turned his body and fluttered through the air.

“Well then.”

Without a sound or lowering his body, he simply descended onto the foothold.

The unstable foothold did not shake or make a sound.

… Unbelievable…

Musashi’s First Special Agent usually served a role as a feint during battles; even at England’s London Tower he had not participated in any direct combat. However even then,

“I see, I understand.”

Seeing the ninja who was approaching this direction, Gin muttered.

“What saved Mary Stuart was not just the actions of those in the surrounding.”

“— Hmm? Is there something wrong?”

I wonder if the ninja who tilted his neck had not realized his ability. No,

… If he had not realized it, then there was no way he would be displaying it.

He had self-awareness about his ability. However for those in his surroundings, this was a matter of fact. That was why it was not pointed out.

With respect to that fact,

“…It is the same as us in the past. I wonder if this is also that kind of place, Muneshige-sama.”

“Jud, it would seem so.”

While saying that, he moved forward.

With that sudden movement, oh, she looked up and the corners of Muneshige’s mouth there was a smile which seemed as if he was trying to tolerate something.

… Good grief. Even he had only just received permission for everyday activities from the treatment facility.

This person liked this kind of stuff, being challenged.

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Muneshige, while nodding to Tenzou’s words “This area is right beneath the target.” stood in front of the wall. Then sending a fleeting glance in the direction of Tenzou,

“— Thank you for all the arrangements and such.”

Don’t worry about it; there Tenzou waved his hand from side to side.

“I don’t have the personally or position to be teaching people. That’s why after this assignment, I want you to learn on your own, is that all right?”

In other words that was,

“… In the First Special Agent's opinion, by the time I am able to complete this task, it will be that I have achieved a sufficient ability?”

That was also that; however Tenzou while scratching his head shrugged his shoulders.

“If you can complete this, then the places where you can work aboard Musashi will increase, you know?”

Jud, Muneshige laughed. He had realized lately that Musashi was constantly facing a lack of personnel, and engineering, maintenance and repairs job were always available. Among those jobs, the ones with the good pay were work on the outer wall or in high places.

It was Muneshige’s thinking that the most necessary thing for newcomers was money.

… In that case, the challenge will be whether my legs can take on those tasks.

Muneshige placed his right leg on the wall. Then,

“… well then.”

He went.

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Muneshige ran up the wall.

He was beginning to understand the method. By the third step, he had grasped most of the tempo.

That’s why he thought he could do it, however

“Oh!”

At the seventh step he suddenly began to lose speed.

He understood the reason quite well.

Towards the leg which he was using to pull his body up, he was holding power into it for too long.

… His leg power had decreased by a lot.

He thought that if it had been the past him, he could have gone further.

In reality he thought that in his current form, he could still go about three more meters, a total of twelve meters, however Muneshige,

“—”

At the ten meter mark of the twenty meters that he was meant to run, he kicked the wall.

He did a backwards somersault, entered a landing posture and there from far above his head the Technomagi,

“Ah — Even though I waited with the coffee.”

Before he could assert he was sorry, he landed on the foothold.

Together with a banging sound, the wooden floor and the strengthened bamboo of the foothold let out a screeching sound. Thinking that it was an unsightly landing, he stood up and looked and there was Gin who had come with a towel.

He realized that his entire body was covered in sweat.

Tenzou also finally came.

“Okay. How splendid. Getting that far on your first time is well done. As expected.”

In response to his words, Muneshige went to say something. However

“—”

There was a weight from the depth of his chest.

It was oxygen deprivation. As a result of extreme tension and movement, light oxygen deprivation symptoms had occurred and the depth of his chest feel heavy.

… After all, I surprisingly enough don't do these types movements much.

Muneshige looked upwards at the ten meter position, and carved it into his heart. That he could make it up to that position.

There before he could say anything to Tenzou who had come to his side, Gin who was next to him and she lightly bowed her head.

“… Thank you very much. However Muneshige-sama, it did seem like you could have gone a little further—”

At Gin’s prompting words, Muneshige nodded his head. He breathed air into his lungs and lightened his body,

“Jud, — however I did, have to land afterwards.”

Muneshige thought back about his last landing. He had lowered his body to its limit; however the shock from his soles had not disappeared. That was to say that the springs of his muscle strength and sense of balance had decreased.

“It is my thinking that if I had gone any higher than that, something would have gone wrong with my landing.”

“Jud. — The best way is to not try the impossible, if you can manage that, then afterwards you will improve on your own. In no time you will be better than you were before.”

Tenzou said that and looked over everyone,

“Well then, shall we take an official break. I believe we can do something about drinks—”

“Ah, shall I go buy them? Even though I’m like this, I did use to be a deliverer in the postal service.”

“No, no. There." Tenzou waved his hand around his waist and returned it.

Seeing several bamboo cans hanging from his hand, Gin muttered.

“… You’re not saying you did that just now with that weight attached?”

That was,

“… Almost as if you’re always a fast gofer.”

“G-Gin, wasn’t that a bit harsh! Ah, I’m sorry!”

“No, that type of being at ease is also more comfortable for me.”

Saying that, the ninja paused for a moment. Then he looked in the direction of the west.

There was IZUMO and the path which led to it.

There was a flow of movement on the dirt path. With the tremor of the brown hair which could also be seen as a gathering of brown wind,

“Would that be Kimi?”

Kimi was heading in the direction of IZUMO. However, she walked towards a suburban house which was along the way.

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Beneath the afternoon sky danced a brown color.

It was hair. The girl who was wearing a Far East uniform, modified into something suiting a dancing girl, was looking up at the sky.

It was Kimi.

The place where she was basking in the western wind was a garden of a suburban house at IZUMO.

The spacious garden was enclosed by a fence. It was a fence which was entwined with Japanese morning glory shoots which yet had no flowers.

Raising one’s face and looking up from there, it was possible to overlook everything in the surrounding scenery.

In the east was Musashi, in the south was country and forest and then in the north and west there was the city of IZUMO, there could be seen a massive multistory shrine combined with a white development center.

In this garden which took a distance from all of these was a house with a southern facing thatched roof.

It was just one of the many farm-like buildings in the suburb. It was that kind of house and farm.

Then after Kimi had looked in all four directions, she directed her gaze to the east, towards Musashi.

“— Well then.”

Beneath the blue of the early summer and the low clouds, there was a massive black and white ship. From her current position, the whole aspect of the starboard side looked as if a cliff of great length.

The dancing girl, while entwining her hair, blown about by the wind, around her arm, let out a small laugh.

“Looking from below makes it seem so large. Don’t you think so, Uzui?”

Calling out, there from the gap in her chest a wavy-haired little girl Mouse crawled out and nodded.

She clapped her hands once and pulled out a sign frame. The contents were,

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『Kimi, Horizon has headed that way. Can you see her?』

*'''[Smart Big Sis]:''' 『Easily Wolf. From just now though.』

As if following Musashi’s outer wall, Kimi moved her sight downwards.

On one of the several bridges connected to Musashi, there were two shadows on the road heading in this direction.
There, coming along between the shelter-belt forest road which had a slight heat haze was,

“Haha, as I thought, foolish brother chose to abstain. With your lady attendant as your escort — you seem to be on your leisurely way, Horizon.”

While still far away, Kimi saw the silver hair which seemed as if it was immersed in the heat haze come along. Well then, without changing her posture Kimi, turned her back on Horizon and Futayo.

*'''[Smart Big Sis]:''' 『Mitotsudaira, in that case you should come down here as well. Have you longed for your mother’s scent so much that you can’t come down? You being too considerate of Mary is also something you should avoid…』

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『This way of speaking…!』

Aha, Kimi softly laughed, however she lightly lowered her eyebrows.

Looking at the sign frame,

“Well, do your best.”

Leaving a voice which wouldn’t reach, she then looked forward, to the north.

There was a city.

In the surroundings there were rice-plant paddies and irrigation channels with in the north side there was a town, with a Shinto shrine arch and a group of research facilities that could be seen as a massive fortress. On the far side of the Shinto Arch there was a staircase which spanned over several kilometers, and above that a shrine.

“Izumo-Kitsuki-Taisha. — The core of the Large Company IZUMO, from the age of the gods it has been the large financial support of the gods and is now what the citizens of the Far East rely upon….. hmm”

Taking a breath.

“Meeting my grandmother who lives in a place like this, I wonder what Horizon will think?”

“Lives in place like this is quite a thing to say, Kimi.”

From the depth of the house, from the direction of the tatami mat floor which received the rays of the sun there was a voice.

It was a woman’s slightly subdued voice.

“— Grandmother”

“How many times do I have say that either Mitsu or Grandma are fine before you understand. I’m not someone who needs that much respect.”

Appearing from the house frontage was an elderly woman who was wearing the clothing of the Far East with the front closed as many married people had it, and whose hair had faded to a light brown.

“So? Horizon is alive? I heard about Mikawa and the rest. Here and there were disturbances and wariness. Then well, the reason you came here wasn’t to learn about ritual techniques or smiting, was it? — What did you come here for?”

“As far as we know, for the moment we want to hear the oldest story that we can.”

What stories? In regards to her grandmother’s question, Kimi answered like this.

“About Horizon’s mother. Mother would not talk about it… however, what about Grandmother? Is there anything that you can say in front of Horizon herself? After all, Horizon may have lost her memories but it is not like she has lost her past. There is a lot she should know—”

“She should know?”

Haha, Kimi nodded her head.

“Horizon might experience sadness if she were to suddenly come to face her past without knowing anything, you know? If that happens, foolish brother might become discouraged. That is also something which I do not wish for.”

That’s why Kimi directed her gaze to the silver hair which was walking to here from far away and said.

“For the sake of Horizon who knows nothing… Will you let her hear your words so that she can confront that past?”

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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 03

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217.198.213.18: Minor edits for readability. Will finish soon.

==Chapter 03: Hard Worker of the Unfamiliar Site==
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''In a place one does not know''

''To make a living''

''What should be done''

'''Point Allocation (Ability to Take Action)'''

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“Wow, a pear tart from IZUMO below?”

The blonde with a scarred face turned around with a surprised voice inside the grounds of a Shrine which possessed the sky of an atrium.

The location was the third underground floor at the rear of Okutama. Within the atrium established using the two side streets, the ascending stairs there led to the Shinto shrine arch, where there was a grove and a shrine.

The name which was bestowed on the large Shinto shrine archway on the bow side was “Asama Shrine”.

Through the waterfalls formed by the rivers falling from the surface section and sunlight entering from the atrium, shadows and light intersected several places within the shrine grounds. Inside those shrine grounds the one who had spoken the previous words was the priestess-styled inner-suit figure of Mary.

She, while taking the paper box which was offered,

“Is it all right? Adele, is it alright for me to accept this.”

Jud, the one who nodded was the blue jersey clad figure of Adele.

“These were provisions provided by “Musashi” and the others to the official positions and important offices. Earlier when purchasing tableware from down below, “Musashi” requested that I carry them with me when I return, in order to reduce her load. Please have it together with the first special agent. — Hey!”
Adele who was speaking, directed those final words to the surrounding pack of shadows which was jumping around.

It was the dogs.

Those with collars, without collars as well as young, adult and old dogs. With Adele’s single word the dogs, with a stray white dog in the centre, sat down all at once. Adele faced the dogs,

“This is where you get your water from, okay? Anything else is prohibited. The toilet is also at the prescribed location.”

The dogs let out a single loud bark as if to nod.

Good, Adele nodded and began to provide the feed she had received from passers-by in orderly fashion. Turning around and looking, the smiling Mary who was there was,

“… However, well, I would never have thought that you would take a part-time job as a priestess at the Asama Shrine.”

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She started to say that if you think about it historically, it’s a chaotic situation, furthermore

…… this is the First Special Agent’s tastes.

Is what she also wanted to say, however Adele remained silent. After all, she was a normal individual. She was not someone who should become too deeply involved in the situation of royalty or deviants.

However Mary, with a white inner suit as the base, and with red tights, shaking the tail ballast with the broom which hung at her waist, could be seen to look good.

That Mary showed a smile this way,

“I am only doing things such as cleaning, tidying and the preparations for the store, I think it would be good if I could work more… however, I lack a proper understanding of Shinto, so I'm depending on these a little.”

There was a small PC hanging from the hard point on her waist. What was displayed there was an explanation of Shinto formulas and spells. She was studying in her own way, there after understanding that,

“To continue to inherit the name of Mary, you are after all unable to discard the Catholic religion. However, being on board Musashi and continuing like that would be a bit of a difficult situation… that’s why I talked using the “Hidden” Catholic setting.”

“Jud, normally it seems the “Hidden” setting was used for believers of Shinto who wished to believe in Catholicism, however since my situation would be the reverse, it apparently makes the application complicated.”

So working at the shrine to “Demonstrate her belief” was done in order to relax the application conditions.

However, Adele thought. Like her who only believed only in Catholicism, she was able to respect her beliefs in everyday life, and if Asama was there acting as an intermediary, it was simple to achieve messaging. However,

“Why did you say that you wanted to understand Shinto?”

Eh? After forming the words, Mary hesitated and her cheeks reddened.

“If I have the same as Tenzou-sama then there are not a lot of inconveniences…”

If any of our class were here at the moment, the fate of the First Special Agent would have been sealed tomorrow. I’m glad it was me. I’ll let him off with just spreading it over the net.

However Mary bowed her head in this direction,

“— In any case, thank you for everything back in England.”

“Eh? Ah No, after all I didn’t cause a ruckus at the London tower nor have any real activity during Armada. I was waiting for maintenance on my armour shell so it was pretty easy-going.”

More importantly,

“Mary, how are you feeling at the moment?”

“Jud, I can talk with the neighbours, I can work here, cook food and sew, there’s a lot I can do. The Far East also has many books which allows me to enjoy my time here.”

“Have you descended into IZUMO?”

No, she showed something like a troubled smile.

“My free time did not match with Tenzou-sama; he has his job down at the engineering section, after all.”

That guy, leaving behind his blonde large breasted wife in priestess clothes, what exactly is he doing. Adele who was about to mentally enter a preaching stance, instead lightly stopped her breath at Mary’s next words.

“Also even if it is only IZUMO, as someone who was born in England, I feel some difficulty when it comes to the territory of Hexagone Française. I am also meant to have gotten married in Hexagone Française after all.”

Hearing the difficult content of those words said without any hesitation, Adele thought of the word “consideration”.

Her mother and father were both from Hexagone Française, however she was born on Musashi. There was also her father who had lost his place within Hexagone Française, she was taught to place a greater value on her existence as a retainer over her country. She was a Catholic, a retainer and from the lineage of Hexagone Française, however she was a resident of Musashi.

That is why she realised that Mitotsudaira and Mary were keeping a distance from each other. Like her, they both held the thinking of the era of knights, however following her birth one held a different type of awareness towards her home country. That was Mitotsudaira.

There was probably a similar situation for Mary. She bitterly smiled,

“… At the point when you feel that you should not be aware that it is already hopeless, you then think once again that is also hopeless, however you wonder if it is truly hopeless, and it goes around in repetition.”

However,

“I talked with Tenzou-sama about going down to IZUMO, — I requested about a variety of purchases at IZUMO, and he would help on a later date. It was simple to solve.”

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“Really…”

Adele thought, that First Special Agent is doing quite well.

She was questionably moved emotionally. That is why Adele first went to go about her business,

“So, umm, I’m sorry, where’s Asama?”

“Eh? Umm, earlier she was peering under the veranda and then doing something about the arrangements for a seal… however now, something about stacking firewood out front towards the staircase, she is doing the cleansing of firewood in the forest around the back.”

… Something happened with someone close…

She nodded on the inside, however it would be better not to let Mary predict the particulars.

However Mary, who was tilting her head, compared here to the surrounding dogs.

“Adele, you were at IZUMO for shopping… and walking your pets?”

“Eh? Well, during the morning and evening, I run as training. However, since I continued from a while ago, the dogs thought I would play with them and continued to follow me. Then they gradually continued to increase in number, and lately this has become a sort of specialty with people who have a daily routine of throwing bait when I pass, and even people who seem they are too busy to take them for a walk, so they leave it to me.”

“Jud. It is very lively.”

Receiving an appropriate follow-up was something to be grateful for.

However well,

“This was something that Asama’s father thought up, attaching talismans to these dogs and have them run which would then conduct the ship’s tuning. Using the purification talismans “Space” which are created by the practitioners of Shinto as a rudimentary training — well even if they are badly made, we attach these which are gathered for free and attempt to remove the localized distortions within the vessel. In short, guard dogs to prevent the occurrence of Phenomena.”

However, if Asama was busy dealing with the misconduct of someone close,

“I guess it will not be happening today. Well lately, due to the repair of Musashi, even if there is a distortion the poor part should have disappeared, so it should be okay.”

I also wish to view the new tableware, which I bought to replace the broken tableware during Musashi’s full turn the other day, when placed on the table. That’s why Adele thought she would return home, however Mary

“Adele, it is almost time for my break, so how about this?”

She held up the box with the pear tart.

“Will you have it together with me? As well as having Asama and other part timers join us.”

There is a god…! Adele thought that from the bottom of her heart. That a suggestion with no downside would bring about a sense of awe! Ah, after this long time Adele was glad that this person was not executed.

Then in front of her. The goddess directed a smile this way,

“It is quite large after all; I shall have the remainder together with Tenzou-sama.”

While she was wondering whether this was all right. Black wings descended from the sky.

Descending and before touching the ground, spreading her wings as if striking the atmosphere and regaining her posture was,

“Fourth Special Agent? … Are you working?”

“Jud, could you pass this along to Asama for me? — It’s nothing important.”

“T-That’s a strange way of describing something…!”

“Oh, Naruze we were just thinking about having some tea, however…”

Hmm, Naruze looked at the paper box that Mary was holding. Then she directed her gaze below to the dogs that were looking up at her wings with great interest,

“We received ours a little while ago, but I guess it would be fine to have that tomorrow. — Okay, while it isn’t a Technomagi tea party I’ll join you for a bit”

“Fourth Special Agent, what about your work?”

“Margot should also currently be taking a break.”

Naruze pointed in the port side direction, over towards Tama.

Then towards Mary, with a smile on her face, what she said was,

“—Jud, over where your Husband and Naomasa are working.”

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“Even though it is your break time, to continuing your training is a wonderful attitude Muneshige.”

A single voiced echoed around the outside front wall section of Tama which basked in the sun of the second day of the month.

As a result of damage to the outer wall, this location was one of the places where footholds had been installed for repairs. Not just the maintenance or the repairs section, but while the entire engineering division was conducting repairs throughout Musashi there were many people being hired however,

“Well, it is good that I have found a place to work where I can also complete my training. Don’t you agree Tenzou.”

Jud, holding his hand to the white steel wall was the jacket-less figure of Tenzou.

“The fact that Naomasa and Mitotsudaira also participate is something to be highly appreciative of. Well then, about today's training it’s fine right Muneshige?”

In front on him when he turned around was a single young married couple who were on top of a widely created foothold.

It was Muneshige who was wearing a work vest and Gin who was clad in the jersey of Tres España.

Looking at the two of them Tenzou thought the following.

… However well, it is surprising that we managed to join together with the Tachibana married couple.

After all it was only about two weeks ago when those two were considered the enemy.

However those two had now submitted an application to Tres España for the removal of their inherited names and while Muneshige’s had been accepted it was heard that Gin’s was still pending.

… That was due to Gin having her father also being a member of the Tachibana lineage.

Masazumi had made a deal with Tres España such that “If the individual in question wishes to be one of Musashi’s crew, we will treat them as a resident of the Far East” and with that settled things with Tres España. In other words as long as they remained on Musashi they were neither residents of Tres España or Musashi but “Far East Residents” as the original Tachibana Clan.”

In reality it could be said that Gin’s future was depending on what she wanted to do with herself.

This was not Gin’s comment. However if Gin chose to remain with Muneshige who has had his inherited name revoked… he was thinking about doubling his efforts for the time when he would once again inherit the name.

Anyhow Tenzou stopped that train of thought and went to deal with the issue at hand. What should be done now was,

“Advancing the rehabilitation training of Muneshige’s legs to the next stage.”

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“Is it all right?”

Tenzou lifted his hand slightly in the direction of Naomasa. With that, Naomasa cut one part from the rolled paper like object she was gripping with her artificial arms and formed a pipe,

“Here.”

Tenzou caught the somewhat heavy solid paper pipe which was tossed over to him. Then when here held that rolled up paper like object and showed it to the Tachibana couple. Gin tilted her neck and spoke.

“… A Shinto damaged metallic part repair deity talisman. It provides an artificial life force to metal and using fluid as a basis conducts an automated repair. It is however considered a prohibited technique by Catholics due to being similar to the act of God…”

Gin shifted her eyes to the side. Where she shifted her eyes there was multiple white talismans which were attached to the wall. All of that white was identical to the one which over here was holding.

Then Naomasa also tilted her gaze towards the white horizontal line,

“Honestly this is ineffective method of repair. Well for emergencies and light damage such as light scratches where it would be wasteful to replace the plating it can be useful.”

“Jud, normally you assemble a foothold and then attach them horizontally in an orderly fashion—”

Tenzou indicated above. To a position which was approximately twenty meters above. Floating there on a broom was golden wings who was waving her hand in this direction. It was Naito. She raised her hand next to her mouth,

“From what I can tell this areas repairs haven’t be done properly.”

Naito poked a section of the outer wall with the tip of her broom. Seeing that Naomasa nodded,

“Since this area is my responsibility do you think you could give it a try?”

With that question Muneshige looked up at the wall which seemed perpendicular.

“You’re saying to climb this?”

Nope, Tenzou spoke.

“— I’m saying to run.”

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I see, is what Gin thought. That there was meaning in consulting with the ninja First Special Agent who seemed knowledgeable about occupations which could be used for training.

“At first while saying that was it was work which could serve as training, I thought it was simply being used as a labourer to carry material and assist in creating footholds…”

Gin looked up at wall.

“That served as basic training, with the next stage being running up this near perpendicular wall?”

Inquiring to Muneshige who was beside her, he directed a sharp gaze towards the ninja. The proposed question was,

“— Without a run up?”

The way that this person was already seriously looking at this ninja conduct was something that Gin thought enviously of. There the ninja lightly nodded in response to Muneshige and indicated his head towards his legs.

“Looking at the way that you are walking, you appear to be being overly conscious of your knees.”

“— Certainty since I damaged the ligaments I have developed a tendency to protect them.”

“I see. Then I wish for you to answer the next question honestly.”

That was,

“— Have your injuries completely healed?”

Gin heard Muneshige’s answer in response to the ninja’s question.

“— Jud.”

Previously he had replied with Tes.
However now both he and I are different.
Not different, we have just tried to start our new selves. Thinking that was a meaningful answer, Gin slightly lowered her head to the ninja,

“Do not worry, — please provide instructions without holding anything back.”

“Jud, in that case I will have you understood the main aim here.”

Saying that the ninja vanished.

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…!?

The reason Gin reflectively looked upwards was not a result of her sense of sight but as a result of intuition.

Sure enough, there looking above her head at the surface of the wall, the shadow of the ninja was already running at a position greater than ten meters.

Nimble.

He was not climbing. The ninja was running on the wall as if he was floating for every step.

It was martial arts. It was pure martial arts with there being no Fluid light being emitted.

However usually if you were to climb you would lose momentum and fall back to the ground. That’s why,

“— Muneshige-sama, that martial art…”

“Jud, in order to continue going upwards it is important to keep accelerating faster than you are falling.”

To achieve that,

“Compared to a normal running style you do not use your legs to kick. Instead you use the sole of your forward leg to hang onto the well, and then so as to not to lose momentum you repeatedly to pull yourself forward in a short cycle.”

It was not kicking behind and propelling the body forward but rather hanging on and pulling the body forward.

I see, is what Gin thought.

… Up until now as a result of carrying materials in an unstable environment, the kicking and pushing was done as rehabilitation and it was now this pulling movement as the next stage of rehabilitation.

“Ju— “

Gin who had gone to say that it made sense suddenly stopped.

“Is this it?”

In the sky beside the nodding Technomagi. The ninja was standing on the wall.

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… Huh?

In front of Gin’s gaze the ninja was standing on the surface on the wall.

He had his right leg slightly lowered and while making his body seemingly slightly fall onto the wall. He stood on the wall with a seemingly relaxed atmosphere.
In front of her who for a moment was dumbstruck, Musashi’s Sixth Special Agent folded her arms and formed the following words.
“— Ninja are apparently able to always to stand on top of a still blade. Well even though he is like that, on-board Musashi he is a high level ninja; it is good to observe.”

While those words continued, the ninja who while continuing to talk to the fallen angel tilted his body slightly forward towards the wall. Thinking that he was going to fall,

“There is some damage over here.”

The ninja remained on the wall like that and moved to the left.

Then as if following the fingertips of the Technomagi he attached a talisman to the wall, then using his fingers and grasping the slight thickness of the talisman he rotated his body in the opposite direction,

“Naito, here you go.”

From his breast pocket he pulled out a bamboo can of “Saint Max George Coffee” and passed it over to the Technomagi. In his movements there was no sense of him rushing or hurrying. He moved with an air of composure.

From there the ninja turned his body and fluttered through the air.

“Well then.”

Without a sound or lowering his body, he simply descended onto the foothold.

The unstable foothold did not shake or make a sound.

… Unbelievable…

Musashi’s First Special Agent usually served in a feint capacity during battles; even at England’s London Tower he did not participate in any direct combat. However even then,

“I see, I understand.”

Seeing the ninja who was approaching this direction, Gin muttered.

“What saved Mary Stuart was not only just because of the actions of those in the surrounding.”

“— Hmm? Is there something wrong?”

I wonder if the ninja who tilted his neck had not realized his ability. No,

… If he had not realized it then there was no way he would be displaying it.

He had self-awareness about his ability. However for those in his surroundings this was a matter of fact. That was why was it was not pointed out.

With respect to that fact,

“…It is the same as us in the past. I wonder if this is also that kind of place, Muneshige-sama.”

“Jud, it would seem so.”

While saying that he moved forward.

With that sudden movement, oh, she looked up and the corners of Muneshige’s mouth there was a smile which seemed as if he was trying to tolerate something.

… Good grief. Even he had only just received permission from the treatment facility for everyday activities.

This person liked this kind of stuff, being challenged.

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Muneshige while nodding to Tenzou’s words “This area is right beneath the target.” stood in front of the wall. Then sending a fleeting glance in the direction of Tenzou,

“— Thank you for all the arrangements and such.”

Don’t worry about it; there Tenzou waved his hand from side to side.

“I don’t have the personally or position to be teaching people. That’s why after this assignment I want you to learn on your own, is that all right?”

In other words that was,

“… In the First Special Agent's opinion, by the time I am able to complete this task it will be that I have achieved a sufficient ability?”

That was also that; however Tenzou while scratching his head shrugged his shoulders.

“If you can complete this then the places where you can work aboard Musashi will increase you know?”

Jud, Muneshige laughed. He had realized lately that Musashi was constantly facing a lack of personnel however among them the engineering, maintenance and repairs job were always available. Among those jobs the one with the good earnings were the work on the outer wall or in high places.

It was Muneshige’s thinking that the most necessary thing for newcomers was money.

… In that case the challenge will be whether my legs can take on those tasks.

Muneshige placed his right leg on the wall. Then,

“… well then.”

He went.

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Muneshige ran up the wall.

He was beginning to understand the method. By the third step he had grasped the most of the tempo.

That’s why he thought he could do it, however

“Oh!”

At the seventh step he suddenly began to lose speed.

He understood the reason quite well.

Towards the leg which he was using to pull his body up, he was holding power into it for too long.

… His leg power had decreased by a lot.

He thought that if it was the past him he could have gone further.

In reality he thought that in his current form he could still go about three more meters, a total of twelve meters however Muneshige,

“—”

At the ten meter mark of the twenty meters that he was meant to run he kicked the wall.

He did a backwards somersault, entered a landing posture and there from far above his head the Technomagi,

“Ah — Even though I waited with the coffee.”

Before he could assert he was sorry, he landed on the foothold.

Together with a banging sound, the wooden floor and the strengthened bamboo of the foothold let out a screeching sound. Thinking that it was an unsightly landing, he stood up and looked and there was Gin who had come with a towel.

He realized that his entire body was covered in sweat.

Tenzou also finally came.

“Okay. How splendid. Getting that far on your first time is well done. As expected.”

In response to his words, Muneshige went to say something. However

“—”

There was a weight from the depth of his chest.

It was oxygen deprivation. As a result of extreme tension and movement, light oxygen deprivation symptoms had occurred and the depth of his chest feel heavy.

… After all I surprisingly have not many of these types of motions.

Muneshige looked upwards at the ten meter position, and carved it into his heart. That he could make it up to that position.

There before he could say anything to Tenzou who had come to his side, Gin who was next to him lightly bowed her head.

“… Thank you very much. However Muneshige-sama, it did seem like you could have gone a little further—”

At Gin’s prompting words Muneshige nodded his head. He breathed air into his lungs and lightened his body,

“Jud, — however I did have to land after wards.”

Muneshige thought back about his last landing. He had lowered his body to its limit; however the shock from his soles had not disappeared. That was to say that the springs of his muscle strength and sense of balance had decreased.

“It is my thinking that if I had gone any higher than that my something would have gone wrong with my landing.”

“Jud. — The best way is to not try the impossible, if you can manage that then afterwards you will increase on your own. In no time you will be better than you were before.”

Tenzou said that and looked over everyone,

“Well then shall we take an official break. I believe we can do something about drinks—”

“Ah, shall I go buy them? Even though I’m like this, I did use to be a deliverer in the postal service.”

“No, no. There." Tenzou waved his hand around his waist and returned it.

Seeing several bamboo cans hanging from his hand Gin muttered.

“… You’re not saying you did that just now with that weight attached?”

That was,

“… Almost as if you’re always a fast gofer.”

“G-Gin, wasn’t that a bit harsh! Ah, I’m sorry!”

“No, that type of being at ease is also more comfortable for me.”

Saying that the ninja paused for a moment. Then he looked in the direction of the west.

There was IZUMO and the path which led to it.

There was a flow of movement on the dirt path. With the tremor of the brown hair which could also be seen as a gathering of brown wind,

“Would that be Kimi?”

Kimi was heading in the direction of IZUMO. However she walked towards a suburban house which was along the way.

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Beneath the afternoon sky a brown color was dancing.

It was hair. The girl who was wearing a Far East uniform which was modified into something suiting a dancing girl was looking up at the sky.

It was Kimi.

The place where she was basking in the western wind was a garden of a suburban house at IZUMO.

The spacious garden was enclosed by a fence. It was a fence which was entwined with Japanese morning glory shoots which yet had no flowers.

Raising one’s face and looking up from there it was possible to overlook everything in the surrounding scenery.

In the east was Musashi, in the south was country and forest and then in the north and west there was city of IZUMO, there could be seen a massive multistory shrine combined with a white development center.

In this garden which took a distance from all of these was a house with a southern facing thatched roof.

It was just one of the many farm-like buildings in the suburb. It was that kind of house and farm.

Then after Kimi had looked in all four directions she directed her gaze to the east, towards Musashi.

“— Well then.”

Beneath the blue of the early summer and the low clouds there was massive black and white ship. From her current position the whole aspect of the starboard side looked as if a cliff of great length.

The dancing girl, while entwining her hair which was blown about by the wind around her arm, let out a small laugh.

“Looking from below makes it seem so large. Don’t you think so Uzui?”

Calling out, there from the gap in her chest a wavy haired little girl Mouse crawled out and nodded.

She clapped her hands once and pulled out a sign frame. The contents were,

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『Kimi, Horizon has headed that way. Can you see her?』

*'''[Smart Big Sis]:''' 『Easily Wolf. From just now though.』

As if following Musashi’s outer wall Kimi moved her sight downwards.

On one of the several bridges which were connected to Musashi, there were two shadows on the road which came in this direction.
There coming along between the shelter-belt forest road which had a slight heat haze was,

“Haha, as I thought foolish brother chose to abstain. With your lady attendant as your escort — you seem as you are on your leisurely way, Horizon.”

While still far away Kimi saw the silver hair which seemed as if it was immersed in the heat haze come along. Well then, without changing her posture Kimi turned her back on Horizon and Futayo.

*'''[Smart Big Sis]:''' 『Mitotsudaira, in that case you should come down here as well. Have you longed for your mother’s scent so much that you can’t come down? You being too considerate of Mary is also something you shouldn’t do…』

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『The way of speaking…!』

Aha, Kimi softly laughed however she lightly lowered her eyebrows.

Looking at the sign frame,

“Well, do your best.”

Leaving a voice which wouldn’t reach, she then looked forward, to the north.

There was a city.

In the surroundings there were rice-plant paddies and irrigation channels with in the north side there was a town, with a Shinto shrine arch and a group of research facilities that could be seen as massive fortress. On the far side of the Shinto Arch there was a staircase which spanned over several kilometers and above that a shrine.

“Izumo-Kitsuki-Taisha. — The core of the Large Company IZUMO, from the age of the gods has been the large financial support of the gods and is now what the citizens of the Far East rely upon….. hmm”

Taking a breath.

“Meeting my grandmother who lives in a place like this, I wonder what Horizon will think?”

“Lives in place like this is quite a thing to say, Kimi.”

From the depth of the house, from the direction of the tatami mat floor which received the rays of the sun there was a voice.

It was woman’s slightly subdued voice.

“— Grandmother”

“How many times do I have say that either Mitsu or Grandma are fine before you understand. I’m not someone who needs that much respect.”

Appearing from the house frontage was an elderly woman who was wearing the clothing of the Far East with the front closed as many married people did and whose hair had faded to a light brown.

“So? Horizon is alive? I heard about Mikawa and the rest. Here and there were disturbances and wariness. Then well, the reason you came here wasn’t to learn about ritual techniques or smiting was it? — What did you come here for?”

“As far as we know, for the moment we want to hear the oldest story that we can.”

What stories? In regards to her grandmother’s question Kimi answered like this.

“About Horizon’s mother. Mother would not talk about it… however what about Grandmother? Is there anything that you can in front of Horizon herself? After all while Horizon may have lost her memories but it is not like she lost her past. There is a lot she should know—”

“She should know?”

Haha, Kimi nodded her head.

“If without knowing anything Horizon suddenly comes to face with her past she might experience sadness you know? If that happens foolish brother might become discouraged. That is also something which I do not wish for.”

That’s why Kimi directed her gaze to the silver hair which was walking to here from far way and said.

“In order for Horizon who knows nothing… Will you let her hear your words so the she can confront that past?”

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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 02

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217.198.213.18: Minor fixes, minor fixes everywhere. I definitely didn't, and can't, catch everything, though.

==Chapter Two: The Pioneers of the Location==
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''Being there''

''Even without being told''

''What is a good place''

'''Point Allocation (The Right Person in the Right Place)'''

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*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『My Lady, I have obtained permission. Before I depart tomorrow it seems I will be able to take possession of the letters. However your friend did require some arrangements being made . Also—』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Also, what is it?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『There was also a letter from My Lady’s friend’s spouse. They were saying about doing something with the picked fruit however I took possession of only the flowers.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Jeez…. Everyone is being tactful of strange areas.』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『No, it was me who made that request. That I wanted them to be tactful.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『……You are flawless.』

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The after school activities had begun.

The students left the school grounds and headed off into their respective locations, however many went to assist in the repairs of Musashi or headed towards the location of their part time jobs.

The time when voices were exchanged, separated and once again assembled at the location where they pleased.

The gaze which overlooked all of this was however located inside a closed room.

From the bridge, which was as if it spanned over Musashi’s central forward vessel Musashino, there was someone who was observing everything.

The person who had hurriedly come here after school had finished was,

“Suzu-sama…. Here you go, green tea and apple pie which was purchased from the fair below. Over.”

“T-Thank yo-u , “Musashino”.”

It was Suzu.

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The heart of the bridge. Even after the teacup and plate were placed on the side-table next to her chair she did not immediately reach for them.

For her who had just come here, the first thing she laid her hands on was the space which surrounded her chair.

…The imitation of Musashi and IZUMO are just about done.

In the space in front of her outstretched hands, was the surface section of Musashi as well as the surrounding geography and town, created of light.

As Suzu sat in a chair, the model of the world scolled with the movements of her hands, and adding and removal of the three-dimensional model was conducted accordingly.

Looking at that spectacle Musashi said,

“It appears that the modelling of Musashi has been considerably completed. Over.”

“Umm but since it changes e-every day… I am unable to keep up.”

Particularly in this area, Suzu pointed to an area near the deck of the first right and left ship which had wide repair spots, and formed a smile.

“When something occurs again, w-will this be useful?”
Jud, the automated doll nodded her head.

“I can conclude that when we carry out instructions it will be different if we have a detailed understanding of the deck, also when we act in the support of everyday activities if there is a map which was created with a different viewpoint than the reasonable judgment of our automated dolls, it will be very helpful. It will also be helpful to the elementary school children and the other people who come here for sightseeing. Also—, when Toori causes a problem, compared to the geographical understanding of the automated dolls, the map Suzu has created makes the “hiding places” easier to determine. —Over.”

It that right, Suzu nodded with a smile, took a breath and adjusted her seating.

After hesitating for a moment, Suzu took the teacup from the side table in both her hands and sat back in her chair.

However Suzu, who went as if to sink into the model of Musashi, then abruptly let out a small laugh.

“Whatever is the matter? —Over.”

“Jud, everyone’s after school is varied.… Look everyone.”

Suzu put the teacup up to her mouth and then as if to count the models individual locations she indicated with her right fingers.

The fingers which indicated in order from the front lastly indicated one location.

A building at the rear of Okutama. It was the imitation of the Musashi Ariadust academy.

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Even when it was after school, there were still the shadows of people inside Musashi Ariadust Academy.

Among those remaining were not only the students who were part of the indoor clubs,

“So I came for this examination, however this school council room is totally not cleaned and handled quite irresponsibility. Mitotsudaira… is a member of the Chancellor's Board so you don’t use this room, right?”

Masazumi surveyed the place where she was currently standing.… This is the school buildings frontal side third floor’s student council room, huh.

You could even call this position the face of the school, however…

By all rights this room should have had quite a large floor space; however there were chairs, desks as well as other goods piled up left and right, as if to create a corridor from the door to the windows.

This was evidence that the successive generations of the student council had not been functioning.

In front of Masazumi, who was surveying the valley of goods, was Mitotsudaira who had opened a window and then turned around with a fed up expression.

“This is more like a storeroom than a student council room; however well it is the same for those of the Chancellor's Board as well.”

“Is that so?”

Jud, while trying to avoid touching anything, Mitotsudaira shrugged her shoulders.
“The members who make up the Board use the Board room down below; however it is in the same state as here. After all, the Far East operated under the premise that there would be no emergency situations under the oppression of the Testament Union. Even after Mikawa, if something happens, it is usually settled in the classroom or cafeteria or on top of the bridge. However — why now of all times did you want to use this place, Masazumi?”

I wonder why, Masazumi looked at the objet d'art which was composed of carelessly piled up goods and desks, enough so that the ceiling on the left and right was obscured, and she let out a sigh. She folded her arms, and while once again thinking about what was going on,

“When I was appointed as the vice president, I came here to look once, yeah the Far East Student Council was after all a mere skeleton and decided to give up.”

However,

“—The classroom, the cafeteria, on top of the bridge, the courtyard or Blue Thunder, we can hold a strategy meeting anywhere. I came to realize recently that the Far East was that kind of place. However on the other hand I thought it necessary for everyone to have a place to share.”

“Then, that place which everyone could share is—”

Yeah, Masazumi shook her head downwards. Motioning towards the floor with her right hand,

"It's not that I’m suggesting we have to be here all the time. However when we can’t make contact, when we wish to save someone, when there is a time to be patient… you should come here, what I want is a place like that.”

While saying that, she remembered something that occurred at Mikawa. The feeling of being dumbfounded when she returned home on a certain day and realized that her mother was gone still remained inside her heart.

To supress her past fear, she wanted a place where people could believe that someone was there.

“I wonder why!”

Masazumi looked at the outside of the seemingly narrow window. The city of Musashi was spread out under the afternoon sky, beyond that was the edge of the dock and fields and shelterbelts, the city of IZUMO. However Masazumi gazed with sharp eyes further into the interior, the south-eastern sky and the forest and valleys of the mainland which spread out beneath IZUMO.

“—Only one week until the repairs are complete. After that is complete, we will begin moving again in order to gain the cooperation of many countries. However this part of Europe is currently in the middle of the thirty year war. I cannot deny the possibility of sustaining damage like we did during the Armada battle. If we hold an official position when that happens there will be a large change in the civilian’s sense of security.”

“Jud, —it is also my opinion that what will occur from now on will be the true battlefield. There is also Neshinbara’s opinion that in the previous Armada Sea battle, in order to preserve their own fleet, the strategy of Tres España was “Through the use of a small efficient force, aim for not the sinking of Musashi but the stoppage”, it was not all-out war for them.”

Listening to Mitotsudaira’s words, Masazumi thought that she was correct.

That’s why she nodded and,

“I want to strengthen the Student Council and Chancellor’s Board. Think of it as a hidden urgent business.”

Masazumi thought after saying that. That in Mitotsudaira’s expression there was a shadow. That’s why,

“Is there something troubling you?”

“Eh? Ah, no.”

In front of Masazumi’s eyes, Mitotsudaira lightly waved her hand from left to right. Then as if she was arranging her thoughts,

“I have to make sure to be reliable. I have to take into account my true abilities.”

“I think that Mitotsudaira is doing a fine job.”

During the crash of the cargo ship it was her who had supervised things like the night watch, the transport of supplies and the construction inside the ship. If she had not been present at that scene then there were many of Tenzou's orders which would not have functioned, this was something that anyone who was at the scene realized. However,
….Was it because Mitotsudaira was a member of the Chancellor’s Board I wonder.

There is also one’s duty as a knight. Thinking about her role during battle,

…In England she suffered a draw with Walsingham….

While on-board Musashi together with Walsingham she was unable to stop Tres España vice Chancellor Takakane Hironaka, this is what is known as the difference in strength, however,

“Even though there is always someone stronger, I sill wish to become stronger you know?”

“In that case, the path of strengthening, it would be good to search for a suitable location. If there is anything let me know. After the Armada Sea Battle, there is an understanding in the public opinion towards battle. It will make it easier to gain acceptance.”

Jud, Mitotsudaira nodded and a slight silence occurred.

Thinking that it would be bad for the silence to continue, Masazumi purposefully let out a large breath,

“Well then.”

Saying that in a distinct voice to bring Mitotsudaira to her senses, she rolled up her jacket sleeves.

“Well then, shall we do a little examining….?

“L-Let us do that. However this is….”

In front of Mitotsudaira’s half opened eyes. What was there was,

“……Ah? Right from the start, what is this mountain of mail order, ….. Huh, eroge have been placed and piled up in here!”

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Masazumi took the brown wrapped package which was lightly covered in dust in hand. Narrowing her eyes and holding it aloft that was indeed exactly what she had thought it was.

Good grief, after putting that as a preface Masazumi went,

“That idiot, what does he think this place is…!!”

“…..It is amazing that you have no doubts about who that belongs to, Masazumi.”
If there is some other possibility, I would like to know.

However Mitotsudaira with a testing air also took one in hand,

“However what exactly is this, on the invoice “Theban Genuine Force VS Spartan Homo army corps. Remaining 300” is resolutely written, you know? …. Furthermore not only the title but the subtitle “There are no women! Regain your sanity!” is excessive. Is his head alright?”

“Like I would know. In any case we have to dispose of any crying games because if that idiot dies, the existence of this country will be in jeopardy. I have to clearly tell him that he should buy the next one only after he had finished clearing the current ones.”

“However, I have the feeling the Chancellor puts all the earnings from his part time job into this….”

…This when I’m already finished with just food and book expenses! A family which provides food is enviable!

While thinking about her real motivations, she summoned her ant eater Tsukinowa as a response to situation in front of her eyes. After getting positioned on her shoulders, patting her head and rubbing cheeks, together they opened the chat,

*'''[Vice-President]:''' 『Asama, I will send you an image of the eroge that are here, if we sold them, how much would that be?』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『Umm, from the looks of it everything would be worth about 12000 yen… huh, why was I called as the appraiser!?』

She had already told me what I wanted to know. Having personnel who did not hold official positions yet were still talented was a good thing to have for the country.

“Anyhow, selling all this and only getting about 12000 yen. ….I really don’t understand males.”

“— Even though in the past you were trying to become one?”

Having that said to her with a bitter smile, Masazumi considered her own circumstances. However she was unable to come up with a good explanation.

“I’ll correct myself, I don’t understand that idiot.”

In contrast to Mitotsudaira’s deepening bitter smile, Masazumi, feeling uncomfortable, directed her gaze at the window. Beneath her eyes was the overhead bridge in front of the
school yard where she had done the public debate, thinking that it was around there that she had debated,

……she had also had her trousers yanked down…..!

“Ah umm Masazumi, you seem to be upset about something? Was it what I just said?”

“Eh? Ah no, it has nothing to do with that. It was something else, from a while back”

Masazumi shifted her glance to the front. As she did, beneath the bridge, on the other side of the descending staircase lay Remorse Way,

…the port side natural area is where the park is.

After she had seen Sakai off to Mikawa and returned, it is the park path she used when going through the natural area.

In the center there was a retreat building, a small place where there are always children playing. After that time, she had stopped by several times and spent her reading time there. It was one of the few spots inside Musashi where Masazumi could relax.
Sooner or later, while thinking that it might be nice to have a meal or a conference at the hermitage, Masazumi rolled up her the sleeves of her jacket.

“Well, I’m not planning to do a full-scale job, but shall we see what it's like deeper inside…”

Once that is complete,

“Shall we descend to IZUMO for a break? Mitotsudaira”

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Mitotsudaira listened to Masazumi’s question.

“There is apparently a festival happening down in IZUMO.”

With those words, Mitotsudaira experienced a moment of indecision.

…She was being considerate of my circumstances.

As a matter of fact, Hexagone Française was the homeland of Mitotsudaira, however even after receiving permission to enter IZUMO, she had not descended into IZUMO. Naturally, there was a reason she had not done so.

The promise she had made with her mother.

That’s why; even though many people, including her friends, were descending to take a break, she herself did not go.
It seems like Masazumi had realized that fact. Consequently,

…That she didn’t ask why I do not go but instead invited me to go with her was—.

This was her way of being considerate due to the short friendship that existed.

Everyone in her surroundings already knew the reason, thus they no longer made this type of invitation, however it did provide a sense of freshness.

That’s why Mitotsudaira with a bitter smile mixed in,

“It is alright, I still have management of my territory inside Musashi to do. In a little while Musashi will be heading in the direction of Edo right? I think that I will descend at my actual territory.”

“I see.”

At that point Masazumi put an end to that topic. There with both parties taking a short pause the conversion did not restart.

……ah……?

Mitotsudaira thought about the present situation with a slight doubt, this was a situation almost as if “directly following mentioning a bad topic”.

……Uh

From Masazumi's current silence she could feel an atmosphere of “sorry”. Masazumi had also already realized it as well, however if she immediately brought out a new topic it is certain that it could be felt that she was avoiding the previous topic.

It was now Masazumi's turn to wait, and for her to bring out a new topic to as a way of saying “Do not worry about it.”.

Mitotsudaira thought that she had to say something.

….H-however, umm.

Frankly, she was not good with this kind of situation. Wiping away an uncomfortable sweat, Mitotsudaira continued,

“U-umm, that is…”

Right when she finished panicking. Unexpectedly a voice came from behind her. That was,

“Oi oi oi oi you guys! What are you doing with my treasure library!?”

Turning around, there in the corridor was an idiot carrying an eroge package.

Masazumi who was in a state of completely half-closed eyes turned around to the culprit responsible for the state of this room. On her shoulder

『Ma-』

There, there Tsukinowa. You were not mistaken in deploying attack spells. However, those were the anti-ghost spells that Asama gave us during the battle against Hatton. You need anti-object or anti-personal spells. Also, it is fine if you do not do that against other people, okay?

However, while this side was conducting something like a strategy meeting through eye-contact, that idiot said,

“Ah! These guys. Even though I went to great trouble to arrange the titles in several orders, you went and ruined that! Seijun! Do you understand how much the “The Changelings – throbbing labyrinth version” that you are currently holding is worth!?”

“It comes to about 300 yen out of the 12000 yen, doesn’t it?”

Saying that, the idiot pulled a textbook from his breast pocket, dammit!! , and threw it against the floor. Following that, the naked guy who was still wearing clothes pointed in this direction,

“You don’t understand! Don’t understand at all, Seijun! The values of goods are not determined by their price alone!”

“Ah! It is whether they are useless or not.”

The idiot again threw the textbook against the ground. Following that he looked at Mitotsudaira,

“Oi oi Nate! Say something to her. By the way Nate, won’t you come down to IZUMO and hang out with everyone? The fresh meat there from Hexagone Française is delicious. At the moment it's lamb! Lamb! How about having a bite of one which is only salted and spit roasted?”

“Uh…… Um, that is, well.”

In contrast with Mitotsudaira who was unable to follow the flow of the conversation, the idiot while scratching his head said,

“It’s fine Nate.”

Hmm, there the idiot tilted his neck,

“It’s not like your mother told you never ever to return. It’s not the mainland but IZUMO, once in a while let’s all go down and grab a meal together, yeah? Everyone wants to have a meal with you, you know!? An expensive one!”

“…Is that because you want it to be my treat?”

That is what I was thinking, is what Masazumi muttered to herself. However, on the other hand her thinking was,

……Mother?

That was the first time she had heard that story.

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Masazumi did not know very much about Mitotsudaira.

About all she had heard was that she was originally of a small nobility, and that her family structure was her mother being a Loup-Garou and father being a human.

There was also that, for some reason or another, she had inherited the name of the Mito-Matsudaira clan and was dispatched alone to Musashi which had led to the current situation.
…Mitotsudaira’s last name was also originally a different name.

Masazumi did not know the specific details with regards to the circumstance regarding her name inheritance.

This was because recently in Hexagone Française, not only the important roles but also the noble lineage had been frequently interchanging due to the historical reconstruction of the thirty year war and the Catholic and Protestant civil war.

Recently the treasurer as well as the vice Chancellor had also just been changed. Everything was all part of the flow to welcome the era of the monarchy of Louis the Fourteenth.

Louis Exiv was the king who, after going through the civil war and the chaos of the thirty year war, would implement an unconditional monarchy.

In the Testament it was recorded that Hexagone Française would experience unprecedented prosperity at the behest of that king.

Consequently, other countries attempted to delay the name inheritance of Louis Exiv with Hexagone Française having to accept many disadvantaging conditions and to escape from these oppressions.

The year before last, from the time of the first year of high school, the name of Louis Exiv was inherited, however

…Mitotsudaira being dispatched to Musashi from such a young age was also part of a deal in order to speed up that flow.

From the fact that Mitotsudaira was placing importance on her livelihood as a dispatched knight from Hexagone Française even while aboard Musashi, it was likely she had not totally cut herself from Hexagone Française. That she would not even descend to IZUMO was,

Her mother, huh.

She did not know the finer details but when it came to family bonds, the story was different. If you became involved with the thing known as “family”, even if you pry into it there was also a portion which could not be dealt with through emotion.

“Mitotsudaira, afterwards want to go get something to eat?”

“Eh? …… It is not like I wasn’t to go to IZUMO…”

“Nah, Tama is fine as well. Since Tama is also a foreign exchange ship, we can eat meat from Hexagone Française and there is also a good view. The guys who descended below will probably bring something as well. — Mitotsudaira, it’s fine if you bring green soybeans and ah, natto right?”

“No, that is, it is not that my main business is natto…., Chancellor! Where are you planning to sneak away to while carrying the goods that we are trying to clean up!?”

“Ah, don’t you get it? To a different safe house, safe house.”

“Where is that?”

“Ah! Beneath the veranda at Asama’s Shrine and inside the attic of Shiro’s shop, I spent a lot of effort remodeling them.”

*'''[Vice President]:''' 『Did you hear? Can you go and have a quick look?』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『They are really there. When did he!』

*'''[Me]:''' 『Ah! Idiot, that is where the ones with priestesses are, wait till I arrive!』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『I understand. Well, once you have arrived I’ll burn them in front of your eyes okay?』

*'''[Me]:''' 『You Idiot. Think about the feelings of the people who created them. Do you get it!?』

*'''[Novice]:''' 『If you burn them, they won’t become a part of the second hand market, I, as an author, see that as a viable choice.』

*'''[Me]:''' 『D-Dammit, the net is full of enemies! It’s fine since I’m living in reality. In this reality space my power is threefold! However your powers have fallen to one-third! Get it!?』

*'''[Worshiper]:''' 『That’s from “Space Magistrate Echizen” which started the other day. The one who equips their combat gear in 180000 milliseconds.』

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『How about a thirty minute program that ends with just the transformation? In a certain way it is realistic.』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『How should I put it, with those calculations if the original level of power was a tenth of the enemy's, even with corrections you would still lose by a narrow margin.』

“Da-dammit! You guys reality assessment is zero sugar! Did you see that just now!?”

However the idiot, perhaps realizing something, slowly turned around. There,

“Huh? Horizon, what are you doing pretending to smoke a cigarette and blowing smoke out of your nose? Are you going to help me?”

The following moment. The students of the exercise based club who were practicing in the courtyard saw the window of the student council room smash and a human shaped something fly through the sky. However, after conforming that it fell on top of the bridge, everyone returned their gazes and continued their respective defense, attack and training.

Jeez…, Mitotsudaira who saw Horizon stretching out the fingers of her right hand, looked at the broken window and while experiencing an uncomfortable sweat,

“H-hey, Horizon?”

“Jud, today I have plans to do with Kimi-sama to IZUMO. However on the way I thought about bringing Toori-sama along, and have been chasing after him.”

“Yeah, now that you mention it, you did mention something about that during class……”

“Jud. It is the store master’s family. The store master’s parent, Toori-sama’s grandmother, is there.”

The reason for going there was,

“It appears that grandmother knows about the past Horizon, therefore I wanted to meet her at least once.”

Hearing the contents of the spoken words, Mitotsudaira lightly held her breath.

There were a lot of things to consider.

There was the fact that Horizon had begun to hold interest regarding her past self, and that she was going to face her past head-on. There,

…Kimi had probably proposed the idea; however the Chancellor was not eager to go.

Horizon wished to know about her past self.

I wonder if the fact that he was trying as much as possible to not interfere was because there still being a part which he was drawing back from Horizon.

That’s why,

“…Catch the Chancellor—”

She tried suggesting that for a reaction.

“Shall I accompany you? As an escort.”

Hey, Masazumi called out to her from behind. However Horizon,

“No.”

That was rejected.

However, before the shock of being told she was unnecessary arrived, Horizon continued speaking.

“Yes, — I have already requested that Futayo-sama accompany me.”

“I-Is that so?”

As if trying to fill the void which had opened up inside her, Mitotsudaira asked a question.

In front of Mitotsudaira’s eyes Horizon, nodded in response. That was correct.

“Jud, lately Futayo-sama has been extremely busy, due to her effectiveness at her job slicing the remains of armor plating she has been called “Lady Ueno”, I thought she should take a breather. Just now when I could not find Mitotsudaira-sama, I called out to Futayo-sama and there she was “I do have interest in the confections of France.”.

“…It seems that over there Futayo has been unable to acquire any free time, and her tension seems like it is falling.”

However well,

“In the case of Futayo's tension falling, if it is confection, if she had said so I could prepare them, you know?"

“Is it possible for Mitotsudaira-sama to produce confection?”

Mitotsudaira nodded her head slightly.

She was confident that she could cook.

Her cooking had a tendency towards those of a wolf, though with confection, as long as citrus fruits were not used, she could make them. Particularly those western confections which used dairy products such as butter and cream were among her favorites. That was, in other words,

“Confections that use the fat of animals. — They suit the tastes of a wolf, you know?”

“Jud. Well, eventually I would like you to teach me how to make those. If I had to say it, then a lot of what Blue thunder handled were “Meals”, the master had also said that she has wished for that kind of repertoire.”

Really? The one who raised their voice was Masazumi.

“Well, while I’m a supporter of the Eastern confection, I do still have interest in Western confection. My father likes them, and it would be good if I could serve them before and after meetings. — Would you be willing to teach me, Mitotsudaira?”

Jud, Mitotsudaira went to reply, however thought about it for a moment.

If I had to say, recently the main trend of French confection were small goods. Taking into account the fact that Horizon was working in a bakery,

“If it is something you plan to sell in the store, I believe that there is a more suitable person than me.”

“Who would that be?”

“Jud, Mary Stuart.”

Mary who was provisionally seeking asylum from England was, together with the Tachibana couple, presently members of our class. However, Mitotsudaira had hardly exchanged words with Mary. The reason was simple.

…It was because she was British.

During the Middle Ages Hexagone Française had invaded England; however those invaders became indigenous and created the southern part of England. Consequently, England repeatedly attempted to be involved with the Royal succession of France; there was also the famous Joan De Arc who caused the Anglo-French 100 year war.

Hexagone Française even now still considers England as a vassal state or territories of Française and is treating it as an insurgent nation. Mitotsudaira also had from a young age gown up listening to her mother’s stories about Joan De Arc. A mere two hundred years ago, France almost came under the control of England, with its lands and people being ravished, and there the girl who had leaded the salvation of France was burnt at the stake by the English.

It was a long time ago, is what her mother would always tell her and laugh and tell her. That now is the world of “stories”.

……That is why; it is not like she held any resentment towards England, however.

Her sentiment was that she must find some positive points. They interfered with her country and plundered many things, however England had probably gone ahead and returned something.

That was a negative way of thinking.

She was thinking that she should not bring historical problems into her and Mary’s personal relationship.

Therefore she was taking a distance from Mary to make sure that part did not come out during a chance remark.

However, during the time while she was thinking about herself who had made the claim that Mary was a suitable substitute concerning the production of confection,

“— Mitotsudaira-sama?”

“Eh?”

In contrast to her, who was falling into a spiral of deep thought, Horizon called out to Mitotsudaira who seemed as if she was taken aback.

“Why Mary-sama?”

“Ah, umm, well…”

While feeling a one-way sense of disappointment that if she did not explain, they would not accept, Mitotsudaira spoke.

“Rather the confection of Hexagone Française, in England there are more goods which would be considered evolutions of bread. If I had to say Hexagone Française’s confection has a lot of small goods—“

“That is the type that I wish for, Mitotsudaira-sama. If it is an evolution of bread then it would be somewhat difficult to distinguish from the goods on the shelves.”

“…Is that right?”

“Jud. — The store master is always originally from IZUMO; however it would appear that she is a magnificent real samurai and that confection creating and the like were our one shot in her way of living. If I had to say, it seems like that she learned to make bread in England.”

Well, she nodded and behind her Masazumi softly laughed.

“Argente Loup confection classroom huh. I wonder if this would be held regularly.”

“Masazumi…!”

Turning around, outside of the window a pair of black wings appeared holding a package.

“Eh!? What? Service contravene classroom…!? What is that material? I’ll use it!? — Ah, this is that idiot’s goods.”

“Malga, would you please stop mishearing such strange things… If that package is a Priestess work, then please forward it over to Asama’s place.”

Ah, Naruze looked at the name and address, then kicked the broken windowsill and did a backwards somersault.

It looked like she was correct.

Lately every night she had been flying around together with Naito testing the functionality of Schwarz Fräulein and Weiss Fräulein however,

“As expected, you don’t use them during the day? I understand that the noise is dreadful after all.”

“They have bad fuel consumption. During the day since people and ships are flying, we have to make quick stops and circumvent a lot of them, which makes the fuel costs nothing to sneeze at. That’s why night, when it is only people we know, is the real deal. — For the time being, we have also been setting “Geheimnis Sabbat” during the night, will you come watch?”

Jud, Horizon was the one who replied. She nodded and,

“I will bring the confection that Mitotsudaira-sama has created along with me.”

Hmm, Naruze showed a meaningful smile and flew above the wind sill.

“That sounds nice — it has been a while. I’m looking forward to it.”

She thought about protesting, however before she could voices echoed up from below.

“He ran away!” “He’s crawling!... He’s fast” “Eh, no stop!”

There among the screams of the students was the sound of footsteps mixed in,

“…It’s the Chancellor.”

“…Horizion will ignore this and go ahead with Kimi.”

There’s nothing to be done, Masazumi’s voice was heard, however it suddenly stopped. Thinking about what the matter was, Tsukinowa was opening a sign frame.

Masazumi who was looking at the sign frame slightly furrowed her brow, however when she noticed here,

“Ah, — please go on ahead. A message has come in from Neshinbara, so I just have to deal with that.”

“If something happens, make sure to immediately let me know, okay?”

Jud, after hearing that answer, Mitotsudaira, together with Horizon, went out into the corridor. Everyone else as well, for example Mary, at this time was living while embracing a variety of thoughts.

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'''Study - IZUMO CORPORATION'''

''Toori'':　『Sis! Sis! I descended down into IZUMO however there were a variety of branded goods and I did not know which I should buy! Do you have any advice please!』

''Kimi'':　『Let’s see, having a basic look, there should be no problem if you buy the IZUMO brand. It’s a composite syndicate so you can go from a castle or ship to even a grain of rice. The representative brands of IZUMO as are below.』

*'''Izumo Industry:''' IZUMO’s parent organization. In reality IZUMO is also a brand of the Izumo Industry however since Izumo industry has Shinto and aviation technologies as the primary concern the positions are now reversed.
*'''IZUMO:''' IZUMO’s main brand. Having Shinto, aviation technology and commodities as the primary concerns, it has developed at many levels by using the transportation capacity of the Shinto network which connects the entirety of the Far East. It is the largest enterprise of the Far East. Since the Shirasago Enterprise started dealing with serious goods, in reality they have started developing into a variety of areas including joke material.
*'''Shirasago Enterprise''': In contrast to IZUMO which liked to develop a variety of new products, with serious staple goods and Shinto-related as the core of the brand, they have in reality changed into a different shrine. The headquarters are located below IZUMO on the land of the old IZUMO. They often get caught up in the messes of IZUMO and ends up in the role of facing that trouble.
*'''Bizen''': A brand which handles ironworking related activities. It is located upon the southern provisional country border of M.H.H.R. and Hexagone Française and conducts the provision of Olay Metal to both countries. Its expansion into other country is BIZEN.
*'''INARIFOX:''' an Inari-related development section which was merged during the Harmonic Unification War. Specialises in the development of Mouse and Executive Assistant
*'''Izumo Divine Transmission:''' A provider which handled the Shinto divine transmission network from ancient times. It is the foundation of the entire Far East’s Shinto divine transmission network, after the Harmonic Unification War they also took charge of the heavenly god divine transmission network system of the Capital and the Ise force.

''Kimi'':『There are also the gods of war MINO and the fast food stalwart BURGER, however these should describe those relating to life on Musashi and those located nearby. Musashi has the majority of Shinto goods and Divine transmissions of the Shirasago brand as a result of the Asama Shrine being connected to Shirasago, however in other cities of the Far East, the names of IZUMO and Izumo Divine Transmission are larger. Each brand has goods that are considered their speciality, so it might be good to keep that in mind.”』

''Toori'':　『Well…., with all these being available I have to make sure to decide by genre.』

''Kimi'':　『No, you’re talking about Eroge again.』

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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 02

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217.198.213.18: Tiny fix

==Chapter Two: The Pioneers of the Location==
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''Being there''

''Even without being told''

''What is a good place''

'''Point Allocation (The Right Person in the Right Place)'''

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*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『My Lady, I have obtained permission. Before I depart tomorrow it seems I will be able to take possession of the letters. However your friend did require some arrangements being made . Also—』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Also, what is it?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『There was also a letter from My Lady’s friend’s spouse. They were saying about doing something with the picked fruit however I took possession of only the flowers.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Jeez…. Everyone is being tactful of strange areas.』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『No, it was me who made that request. That I wanted them to be tactful.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『……You are flawless.』

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The after school activities had begun.

The students left the school grounds and headed off into their respective locations, however many went to assist in the repairs of Musashi or headed towards the location of their part time jobs.

The time when voices were exchanged, separated and once again assembled at the location where they pleased.

The gaze which overlooked all of this was however located inside a closed room.

From the bridge, which was as if it spanned over Musashi’s central forward vessel Musashino, there was someone who was observing everything.

The person who had hurriedly come here after school had finished was,

“Suzu-sama…. Here you go, green tea and apple pie which was purchased from the fair below. Over.”

“T-Thank yo-u , “Musashino”.”

It was Suzu.

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The heart of the bridge. Even after the teacup and plate were placed on the side-table next to her chair she did not immediately reach for them.

For her who had just come here, the first thing she laid her hands on was the space which surrounded her chair.

…The imitation of Musashi and IZUMO are just about done.

In the space in front of her outstretched hands was the surface section of Musashi as well as the surrounding geography and town which had been created through light.
Following the movements of Suzu’s hands, who was seated in a chair, the model of the world scrolled and according to these hand actions the adding and removal of the three-dimensional model was conducted.

Looking at that spectacle Musashi said,

“It appears that the modelling of Musashi has been considerably completed. Over.”

“Umm but since it changes e-every day… I am unable to keep up.”

Particularly in this area, Suzu pointed to an area near the deck of the first right and left ship which had wide repair spots and formed a smile.

“When something occurs again w-will this be useful?”
Jud, the automated doll nodded her head.

“I can conclude that when we carry out instructions it will be different if we have a detailed understanding of the deck, also when we act in the support of everyday activities if there is a map which was created with a different viewpoint than our automated dolls reasonable judgment it will be very helpful. It will also be helpful to the elementary school children and the other people who come here for sightseeing. Also—, when Toori causes a problem, compared to the geographical understanding of the automated dolls, the map Suzu has created makes the “hiding places” easier to determine. —Over.”

It that right, Suzu nodded with a smile took a breath and adjusted her seating.

After hesitating for a moment Suzu took the teacup from the side table in both her hands and sat back in her chair.

Then Suzu, who went as if to sink into the model of Musashi, however abruptly let out a small laugh.

“Whatever is the matter? —Over.”

“Jud, everyone’s after school is varied.… Look everyone.”

Suzu put the teacup up to her mouth and then as if to count the models individual locations she indicated with her right fingers.

The fingers which indicated in order from the front lastly indicated one location.

A building at the rear of Okutama. It was the imitation of the Musashi Ariadust academy.

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Even when it was after school there were still the shadows of people inside Musashi Ariadust Academy.

Among those remaining were not only the students who were part of the indoor clubs,

“So I came for this examination however this school council room is totally not cleaned and handled quite irresponsibility. Mitotsudaira… is a member of the Chancellor's Board so you don’t use this room right?”

Masazumi surveyed the place where she was currently standing.… This is the school buildings frontal side third floor’s student council room, huh.

You could even call this position the face of the school however…

By all rights this room should have had quite a large floor space; however there were chairs, desks as well other goods piled up left and right as if to create a corridor from the door to the windows.

This was evidence that the successive generations of the student council had not been functioning.

In front of Masazumi, who was surveying the valley of goods, was Mitotsudaira who had opened a window and then turned around with a fed up expression.

“This is more like a storeroom than a student council room; however well it is the same for those of the Chancellor's Board as well.”

“Is that so?”

Jud, while trying to avoid touching anything Mitotsudaira shrugged her shoulders.
“The members who make up the Board use the Board room down below; however it is in the same state as here. After all, the Far East operated under the premise that there would be no emergency situations under the oppression of the Testament Union. Even after Mikawa, if something happens, it is usually settled in the classroom or cafeteria or on top of the bridge. However — why now of all times did you want to use this place, Masazumi?”

I wonder why, Masazumi looked at the objet d'art which was composed of carelessly piled up goods and desks which was enough to prevent the view the ceiling on the left and right and let out a sigh. She folded her arms and while once again thinking about what was going on,

“When I was appointed as the vice president, I came here to look once, yeah the Far East Student Council was after all a mere skeleton and decided to give up.”

However,

“—The classroom, the cafeteria, on top of the bridge, the courtyard or Blue Thunder, we can hold a strategy meeting anywhere. I came to realize recently that the Far East was that kind of place. However on the other hand I thought it necessary for everyone to have a place to share.”

“Then, that place which everyone would share is—”

Yeah, Masazumi shook her head downwards. Indicating towards the floor with her right hand,

"It is not I’m suggesting we have to be here all the time. However when we can’t make contact, when we wish to save someone, when there is a time to be patient… you should come here, what I want is a place like that.”

While saying that, what she remembered was something that occurred at Mikawa. The feeling of being dumbfounded when she returned home on a certain day and realized that her mother was gone still remained inside her heart.

The reason why she wanted a place which allowed people to believe that someone was there was to hold back her past fear.

“I wonder why!”

Masazumi looked at the outside of the seemingly narrow window. The city of Musashi was spread out under the afternoon sky, beyond that was the edge of the dock and fields and shelterbelts, the city of IZUMO. However Masazumi gazed with sharp eyes further into the interior, the south-eastern sky and the forest and valleys of the mainland which spread out beneath IZUMO.

“—Only one week until the repairs are complete. After that is complete, we will begin moving again in order to gain the cooperation of many countries. However this part of Europe is currently in the middle of the thirty year war. I cannot deny the possibility of sustaining damage like we did during the Armada battle. If we hold an official position when that happens there will be a large difference in the civilian’s sense of security.”

“Jud, —it is also my opinion that what will occur from now on will be the true battlefield. There is also Neshinbara’s opinion. That in the previous Armada Sea battle the strategy of Tres España in order to preserve their own fleet was “Through the use of a small efficient force, they aimed for not the sinking of Musashi but the stoppage”, it was not all-out war for them.”

Listening to Mitotsudaira’s words Masazumi thought that she was correct.

That’s why she nodded and,

“I want to strengthen the Student Council and Chancellor’s Board. Think of it as a hidden urgent business.”

Masazumi thought after saying that. That in Mitotsudaira’s expression there was a shadow. That’s why,

“Is there something troubling you?”

“Eh? Ah, no.”

In front of Masazumi’s eyes, Mitotsudaira lightly waved her hand from left to right. Then as if she was arranging her thoughts,

“I have to make sure to be reliable. I have to take into account my true abilities.”

“I think that Mitotsudaira is doing a fine job.”

During the crash of the cargo ship it was her who had supervised things like the night watch, the transport of supplies and the construction inside the ship. If she had not been present at that scene then there were many of Tenzou's orders which would not have functioned, this was something that anyone who was at the scene realized. However,
….Was it because Mitotsudaira was a member of the Chancellor’s Board I wonder.

There is also one’s duty as a knight. Thinking about her role during battle,

…In England she suffered a draw with Walsingham….

While on-board Musashi together with Walsingham she was unable to stop Tres España vice Chancellor Takakane Hironaka, this is what is known as the difference in strength, however,

“Even though there is always someone stronger, I sill wish to become stronger you know?”

“In that case, the path of strengthening, it would be good to search for a suitable location. If there is anything let me know. There is now, after the Armada Sea Battle, an understanding in the public opinion towards battle. It will make it easier to gain acceptance.”

Jud, Mitotsudaira nodded and a slight silence occurred.

Thinking that it would be bad for the silence to continue Masazumi purposefully let out a large breath,

“Well then.”

Saying that in a distinct voice to bring Mitotsudaira to her senses, she rolled up her jacket sleeves.

“Well then shall we do a little examining….?

“L-Let us do that. However this is….”

In front of Mitotsudaira’s half opened eyes. What was there was,

“……Ah? Right from the start, what is this mountain of mail order, ….. Huh, eroge have been placed and piled up in here!”

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Masazumi took the brown wrapped package which was lightly covered in dust in hand. Narrowing her eyes and holding it aloft that was indeed exactly what she had thought it was.

Good grief, after putting that as a preface Masazumi went,

“That idiot, what does he think this place is…!!”

“…..The fact that you have no doubts about who that belongs to is amazing Masazumi.”

If there is some other possibility I would like to know.

However Mitotsudaira with a testing air also took one in hand,

“However what exactly is this, on the invoice “Theban Genuine Force VS Spartan Homo army corps. Remaining 300” is resolutely written you know? …. Furthermore not only the title but the subtitle “There are no women! Regain your sanity!” is excessive. Is this head alright?”

“Like I would know. In any case we have to dispose of any crying games because if that idiot dies the existence of this country will be in jeopardy. I have to clearly tell him that he should buy the next one only after he had finished clearing the current ones.”

“However, I have the feeling the Chancellor puts all the earnings from his part time job into this….”

…This when I’m already finished with just food and book expenses! A family which provides food is enviable!

While thinking about her real motivations, in the meanwhile she summoned her ant eater Tsukinowa as a response to the current situation which was in front of her eyes. After positioning on her shoulders, patting her head and rubbing cheers together opened the chat,

*'''[Vice-President]:''' 『Asama, I will send you an image of the eroge which are here, if we sold them how much would that be?』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『Umm, from the looks of it everything would be worth about 12000 yen… huh, why was I called as the appraiser!?』

She had already told me what I wanted to know. Having personnel who did not hold official positions yet were still talented was a good thing for the country.

“Anyhow selling all this and only getting about 12000 yen. ….I really don’t understand males.”

“— Even though in the past you were trying to become one?”

Having that said to her with a bitter smile Masazumi considered her own circumstances. However she was unable to come up with a good explanation.

“I’ll correct myself, I don’t understand about that idiot.”

In contrast to Mitotsudaira’s deepening bitter smile, Masazumi who felt uncomfortable directed her sight to the window. Beneath her eyes was the overhead bridge in front of the
school yard where she had done the public debate, thinking that it was around there that she had debated,

……she had also had her trousers yanked down…..!

“Ah umm Masazumi, you seem to be upset about something? Was it what I just said?”

“Eh? Ah no, it has nothing to do with that. It was something else, from a while back”

Masazumi shifted here glance to the front. As she did,beneath the bridge, on the other side of the descending staircase was Remorse Way,

…the port side natural area is where the park is.

After she had seen Sakai off to Mikawa and returned, it is the park she went via when going through the natural area.

In the center there was a retreat building, a small place where there are always children playing. After that time she had stopped by several times and spent her reading time there. It was only of the few spots inside Musashi that Masazumi was able to relax.
Sooner or later, while thinking that it might be nice to have a meal or a conference at the hermitage Masazumi rolled up her the sleeves of her jacket.

“Well, I’m not planning to do a full-scale job however shall we see how further inside looks…”

Once that is complete,

“Shall we descend to IZUMO for a break? Mitotsudaira”

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Mitotsudaira listened to Masazumi’s question.

“There is apparently a festival happening down in IZUMO.”

With those words, Mitotsudaira experienced a moment of indecision.

…She was being considerate of my circumstances.

As a matter of fact, Hexagone Française was the homeland of Mitotsudaira however even after receiving permission to enter IZUMO she had not descended into IZUMO. Naturally there was a reason was she had not done so.

The promise she had made with her mother.

That’s why; even though many people including her friends were descending for a break she herself did not go.
It seems like Masazumi had realized that fact. Consequently,

…That she didn’t ask why I do not go but instead invited me to go with her was—.

This was her way of being considerate due to the short friendship that existed.

Everyone in her surroundings already knew the reason thus they no longer made this type of invitation, however it did provide a sense of freshness.

That’s why Mitotsudaira with a bitter smile mixed in,

“It is alright, I still have management of my territory inside Musashi to do. In a little while Musashi will be heading in the direction of Edo right? I think that I will descend at my actual territory.”

“I see.”

At that point Masazumi put an end to that topic. There with both parties taking a short pause the conversion did not restart.

……ah……?

Mitotsudaira thought about the present situation with a slight doubt, this was a situation almost as if “directly following mentioning a bad topic”.

……Uh

From Masazumi's current silence she could feel an atmosphere of “sorry”. Masazumi had also already realized it as well, however if she immediately brought out a new topic it is certain that it could be felt that she was avoiding the previous topic.

It was now the turn for Masazumi to wait and for here to bring out a new topic to indicate “Do not worry about it.”.

Mitotsudaira thought that she must say something.

….H-however, umm.

Frankly she was not good with this kind of situation. Mitotsudaira while wiping away an uncomfortable sweat,

“U-umm, that is…”

Right when she finished panicking. Unexpectedly a voice came from behind her. That was,

“Oi oi oi oi you guys! What are you doing with my treasure library!?”

Turning around, there in the corridor was an idiot who was carrying an eroge package.

Masazumi who was in a state of completely half-closed eyes turned around to the culprit responsible for the state of this room. On her shoulder

『Ma-』

There, there Tsukinowa. You were not mistaken in deploying attack spells. However those were the anti-ghost spells that Asama gave us during the battle against Hatton. You need anti-object or anti-personal spells. Also it is fine if you do not do that against other people okay?

However while this side was conducting something like a strategy meeting through eye-contact, that idiot was,

“Ah! These guys. Even though I went to great trouble to arrange the titles in several orders, you went and ruined that! Seijun! Do you understand how much the “The Changelings – throbbing labyrinth version” that you are currently holding is worth!?”

“It comes to about 300 yen out of the 12000 yen doesn’t it?”

Saying that the idiot pulled a textbook from his breast pocket, dammit!! , and threw it against the floor. Following that, the naked guy who still wearing clothes pointed in this direction,

“You don’t understand! Don’t understand at all Seijun! The values of goods are not determined by their price alone!”

“Ah! It is whether they are useless or not.”

The idiot again threw the textbook against the ground. Following that he looked at Mitotsudaira,

“Oi oi Nate! Say something to her. By the way Nate, won’t you come down to IZUMO and hang out with everyone? The fresh meat there from Hexagone Française is delicious. At the moment its lamb! Lamb! How about having a bite of one which is only salted and spit roasted?”

“Uh…… Um that is well.”

In contrast with Mitotsudaira who was unable to follow the flow of the conversation, the idiot while scratching his head said,

“It’s fine Nate.”

Hmm, there the idiot tilted his neck,

“It’s not like your mother told you never ever to return. It’s not the mainland but IZUMO, once in a while let’s all go down and grab a meal together yeah? Everyone wants to have a meal with you, you know!? An expensive one!”

“…Is that because you want it to be my treat?”

That is what I was thinking is what Masazumi muttered to herself. However, on the other hand her thinking was,

……Mother?

That was the first time she had heard that story.

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Masazumi did not know very much about Mitotsudaira.

About all she had heard was that she was originally of a small nobility, and that her family structure was her mother being a Loup-Garou and father being a human.

There was also that for some reason or another, she had inherited the name of the Mito-Matsudaira clan and was dispatched alone to Musashi which had led to the current situation.
…Mitotsudaira’s last name was also originally a different name.

Masazumi did not know the specific details with regards to the circumstance regarding her name inheritance.

This was because recently in Hexagone Française not only the important roles but also the noble lineage had been frequently interchanging due to the historical reconstruction of the thirty year war and the Catholic and Protestant civil war.

Recently the treasurer as well as the vice Chancellor had also just been changed. Everything was all part of the flow to welcome the era of the monarchy of Louis the Fourteenth.

Louis Exiv was the king who after going through the civil war and the chaos of the thirty year war would implement an unconditional monarchy.

In the Testament it was recorded that Hexagone Française would experience unprecedented prosperity at the behest of that king.

Consequently other countries attempted to delay the name inheritance of Louis Exiv with Hexagone Française having to accept many disadvantages conditions and to escape from these oppressions.

The year before last, from the time of the first year of high school, the name of Louis Exiv was inherited, however

…Mitotsudaira being dispatched to Musashi from such a young age was also part of a deal in order to speed up that flow.

From the fact that Mitotsudaira was placing importance on her livelihood as a dispatched knight from Hexagone Française even while aboard Musashi, it was likely she had not totally cut herself from Hexagone Française. That she would not even descend to IZUMO was,

Her mother huh.

She did not know the finer details but when it came to family bonds the story was different. If you became involved with the thing known as “family”, even if you pry into it there was also portion which could not be dealt with through emotion.

“Mitotsudaira, afterwards want to go get something to eat?”

“Eh? …… It is not like I wasn’t to go to IZUMO…”

“Nah, Tama is fine as well. Since Tama is also a foreign exchange ship we can eat some meat from Hexagone Française and there is also a good view. The guys who descended below will probably bring something as well. — Mitotsudaira, it’s fine if you bring green soybeans and ah, natto right?”

“No, that is, it is not that my main business is natto…., Chancellor! Where are you planning to sneak away to while carrying the goods that we are trying to clean up!?”

“Ah, don’t you get it? To a different safe house, safe house.”

“Where is that?”

“Ah! Beneath the veranda at Asama’s Shrine and inside the attic of Shiro’s shop, I spent a lot of effort remodeling them.”

*'''[Vice President]:''' 『Did you hear? Can you go and have a quick look?』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『There really are there. When did he!』

*'''[Me]:''' 『Ah! Idiot, there is where the ones with priestesses are, wait till I arrive!』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『I understand. Well, once you have arrived I’ll burn them in front of your eyes okay?』

*'''[Me]:''' 『You Idiot. Think about the feelings of the people who created them. Do you get it!?』

*'''[Novice]:''' 『If you burn them they won’t become a part of the second hand market, I, as an author see that as a viable choice.』

*'''[Me]:''' 『D-Dammit, the net is full of enemies! It’s fine since I’m living in reality. In this reality space my power is threefold! However your powers have fallen to one-third! Get it!?』

*'''[Worshiper]:''' 『That’s from “Space Magistrate Echizen” which started the other day. The one who equips their combat gear in 180000 milliseconds.』

*'''[Argente Loup]:''' 『How about a thirty minute program that ends with just the transformation? In a certain way it is realistic.』

*'''[Asama]:''' 『How should I put it, with those calculations if the original level of power was a tenth of the enemy even with corrections you would still lose by a narrow margin.』

“Da-dammit! You guys reality assessment is zero sugar! Did you see that just now!?”

However the idiot, did he realize something, he slowly turned around. There,

“Huh? Horizon, what are you doing pretending to smoke a cigarette and blowing smoke out of your nose? Are you going to help me?”

The following moment. The students of the exercise based club who were practicing in the courtyard saw the window of the student council room be broken through and a human shaped something fly through the sky. However after conforming that it fell on top of the bridge everyone returned their gazes and continued their respective defense, attack and training.

Jeez…, Mitotsudaira who saw Horizon stretching out the fingers of her right hand, looked at the broken window and while experiencing an uncomfortable sweat,

“H-hey Horizon?”

“Jud, Today I have plans to do with Kimi-sama to IZUMO. However on the way I thought about bringing Toori-sama along and have been chasing after him.”

“Yeah, now that mention it you did mention something about that during class……”

“Jud. It is the store master’s family. The store master’s parent, Toori-sama’s grandmother is there.”

The reason for going there was,

“It appears that grandmother appears to know about the past Horizon therefore I wanted to meet her at least once.”

Hearing the contents of the spoken words Mitotsudaira lightly held her breath.

There were a lot of things to consider.

There was the fact that Horizon had begun to hold interest regarding her past self and that she was going to face her past head-on. There,

…Kimi had probably proposed the idea; however the Chancellor did not have the eagerness to go.

Horizon wished to know about her past self.

I wonder if the fact that he was trying as much as possible to not interfere was due to there still being a part which he was drawing back from Horizon.

That’s why,

“…Catch the Chancellor—”

She tried suggesting that for a reaction.

“Shall I accompany you? As an escort.”

Hey, Masazumi called out to her from behind. However Horizon,

“No.”

That was rejected.

However before the shock of being told she was unnecessary arrived, Horizon continued speaking.

“Yes, — I have already requested that Futayo-sama accompany me.”

“I-Is that so?”

As if trying to fill the void which had opened up inside her, Mitotsudaira asked a question.

In front of Mitotsudaira’s eyes Horizon nodded in response. That was correct.

“Jud, lately Futayo-sama has been extremely busy, due to her effectiveness at her job slicing the remains of armor plating she been called “Lady Ueno”, I thought she should take a breather. Just now when I could not find Mitotsudaira-sama I called out to Futayo-sama and there she was “I do have interest in the confections of France.”.

“…It seems that over there Futayo has been unable to acquire any free time and her tension seems like it is falling.”

However well,

“In the case of Futayo tension falling, if it confection, if she said so I could prepare them you know?"

“Is it possible for Mitotsudaira-sama to produce confection?”

Mitotsudaira nodded her head slightly.

She had self-awareness about being someone who could cook.

Her cooking had a tendency towards those of a wolf, though with confection as long as citrus fruits were not used she could do them. Particularly those western confections which used dairy products such as butter and cream were among her favorites. That was, in other words,

“Confections that use the fat of animals. — They suit the tastes of a wolf you know?”

“Jud. Well, eventually I would like you to teach me how to make those. If I had to say then a lot of what Blue thunder handled were “Meals” the master had also said that she wished for that kind of repertoire.”

Really? The one who raised their voice was Masazumi.

“Well, while I’m a supporter of the Eastern confection; however I still have interest in Western confection. My father likes them and if would be good if I could serve them before and after meetings. — Would you be willing to teach me Mitotsudaira?”

Jud, Mitotsudaira went to reply, however thought about it for a moment.

If I had to say recently the main trend of French confection were small goods. Taking into account the fact that Horizon was working in a bakery,

“If it is something you plan to sell in the store, I believe that there is a more suitable person than me.”

“Who would that be?”

“Jud, Mary Stuart.”

Mary who was provisionally seeking asylum from England was together with the Tachibana couple presently members of our class. However Mitotsudaira had hardly exchanged words with Mary. The reason was simple.

…It was because she was British.

During the Middle Ages Hexagone Française had invaded England; however those invaders became indigenous and created the southern part of England. Consequently England attempted repeatedly to be involved with the Royal succession of France; there was also the famous Joan De Arc who caused the Anglo-French 100 year war.

Hexagone Française even now still considers England as a vassal state or territories of Française and is treating it as an insurgent nation. Mitotsudaira also had from a young age gown up listening to her mother’s stories about Joan De Arc. A mere two hundred years ago France almost came under the control of England, with its lands and people being ravished and there the girl who had leaded the salvation of France was burnt at the stake by the English.

That it was a long time ago is what her mother would always laugh and tell her. That now is the world of “stories”.

……That is why; it is not like she held any resentment against England, however.

Her sentiment was that she must find some positive points. They interfered with her country and plundered many things, however England had probably gone ahead and returned something.

That was a negative way of thinking.

She was thinking that she should not bring historical problems into her and Mary’s personal relationship.

Therefore she was taking a distance from Mary to make sure that part did not come out during a chance remark.

However during the time while she was thinking about herself who had made the claim that Mary was a suitable substitute concerning the production of confection,

“— Mitotsudaira-sama?”

“Eh?”

In contrast to here who was falling into a spiral of deep thought, to Mitsudaira who seemed as if she was taken aback, Horizon called out.

“Why Mary-sama?”

“Ah, umm, well…”

While feeling a one way sense of disappointment that if she did not explain they would not accept Mitotsudaira spoke.

“Rather the confection of Hexagone Française, in England there are more goods which would be considered evolutions of bread. If I had to say Hexagone Française’s confection has a lot of small goods—“

“That is the type that I wish for, Mitotsudaira-sama. If it is an evolution of bread then it would be somewhat difficult to distinguish from the goods on the shelves.”

“…Is that right?”

“Jud. — The store master is always originally from IZUMO; however it would appear that she is a magnificent real samurai and that confection creating and the like were out one shot in her way of living. If I had to say, it seems like that she learned to make bread in England.”

Well, she nodded and behind her Masazumi softly laughed.

“Argente Loup confection classroom huh. I wonder if this would be held regularly.”

“Masazumi…!”

Turning around, outside of the window a pair of black wings appeared holding a package.

“Eh!? What? Service contravene classroom…!? What is that material? I’ll use it!? — Ah, this is that idiot’s goods.”

“Malga would you please stop mishearing such strange things… If that package is a Priestess work then please forward it over to Asama’s place.”

Ah, Naruze looked at the name and address, then kicked the broken windowsill and did a backwards somersault.

It looked like she was correct.

Lately every night together with Naito she had been flying around testing the functionality of Schwarz Fräulein and Weiss Fräulein however,

“As expected you don’t use them during the day? I understand that the noise is dreadful after all.”

“They have bad fuel consumption. During the day since people and ships are flying, we have to make quick stops and circumvent a lot of them which makes the fuel costs nothing to sneeze at. That’s why night, when it is only people we know, is the real deal. — For the time being we have also been setting “Geheimnis Sabbat” during the night, will you come watch?”

Jud, Horizon was the one who replied. She nodded and,

“I will bring the confection that Mitotsudaira-sama has created along with me.”

Hmm, Naruze showed a meaningful smile and flew above the wind sill.

“That sounds nice — it has been a while. I’m looking forward to it.”

She thought about protesting, however before she could voices echoed up from below.

“He ran away!” “He’s crawling!... He’s fast” “Eh, no stop!”

There among the screams of the students was the sound of footsteps mixed in,

“…It’s the Chancellor.”

“…Horizion will ignore this and go ahead with Kimi.”

There’s nothing to be done, Masazumi’s voice was heard however it suddenly stopped. Thinking about what the matter was, there Tsukinowa was opening a sign frame.

Masazumi who was looking at the sign frame slightly furrowed her brow, however when she noticed here,

“Ah, — please go on ahead. A message has come in from Neshinbara so I just have to deal with that.”

“If something happens, make sure to immediately let me know okay?”

Jud, after hearing that answer Mitotsudaira together with Horizon went out into the corridor. Everyone else as well, for example Mary, at this time was living while embracing a variety of thoughts.

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'''Study - IZUMO CORPORATION'''

''Toori'':　『Sis! Sis! I descended down into IZUMO however there were a variety of branded goods and I did not know which I should buy! Do you have any advice please!』

''Kimi'':　『Let’s see, having a basic look there should be no problem if you buy the IZUMO brand. It’s a composite syndicate so you can go from a castle or ship to even a grain of rice. The representative brands of IZUMO as are below.』

*'''Izumo Industry:''' IZUMO’s parent organization. In reality IZUMO is also a brand of the Izumo Industry however since Izumo industry has Shinto and aviation technologies as the primary concern the positions are now reversed.
*'''IZUMO:''' IZUMO’s main brand. Having Shinto, aviation technology and commodities as the primary concerns, it has developed at many levels by using the transportation capacity of the Shinto network which connects the entirety of the Far East. It is the largest enterprise of the Far East. Since the Shirasago Enterprise started dealing with serious goods, in reality they have started developing into a variety of areas including joke material.
*'''Shirasago Enterprise''': In contrast to IZUMO which liked to develop a variety of new products, with serious staple goods and Shinto-related as the core of the brand they have in reality changed into a different shrine. The headquarters are located below IZUMO on the land of the old IZUMO. They often get caught up in the messes of IZUMO and ends up in the role of facing that trouble.
*'''Bizen''': A brand which handles ironworking related activities. It is located upon the southern provisional country border of M.H.H.R. and Hexagone Française and conducts the provision of Olay Metal to both countries. Its expansion into other country is BIZEN.
*'''INARIFOX:''' an Inari related development section which was merged during the Harmonic Unification War. Specialises in the development of Mouse and Executive Assistant
*'''Izumo Divine Transmission:''' A provider which handled the Shinto divine transmission network from ancient times. It is the foundation of the entire Far East’s Shinto divine transmission network, after the Harmonic Unification War they also took charge of the heavenly god divine transmission network system of the Capital and the Ise force.

''Kimi'':『There are also the gods of war MINO and the fast food stalwart BURGER, however these should describe those relating to life on Musashi and those located nearby. Musashi has the majority of Shinto goods and Divine transmissions being of the Shirasago brand as a result of the Asama Shrine being connected to Shirasago, however in other cities of the Far East the names of IZUMO and Izumo Divine Transmission are larger. Each brand has goods which they are considered a speciality so it might be good to keep that in mind.”』

''Toori'':　『Well…., with all these being available I have to make sure to decide by genre.』

''Kimi'':　『No, you’re talking about Eroge again.』

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Horizon:Volume 3 Chapter 01

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==Chapter 01: The Companions of the Closed Room ==
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''What does it mean to be able to speak.''

''Without a guilty conscience."

'''Point Allocation (Composure)'''

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*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『My lady.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『What is it?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『It appears that there is a situation in which I can go there. I think that it will become a situation where I will intrude on the co-operators. On the way, however, it seems that several kind souls will intermediate.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Yeah, I mostly understand, it is that old man... Ah, however however if you are coming over here, I want a letter. One from my elder brother, one from her and one from my friend. Ones which are handwritten, okay?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『That degree of an order then one way or another.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『My my, you do not care who the requested party is?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『It is simply saying that I want the thing which I want. I determine that it does not matter who is the other party.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『You are flawless.』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『It is an honour to be praised by you. Well then, my lady, is it not about time that you sleep?』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Yeah…, however…』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『The cold is?』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Perhaps that is right I wonder?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『In that case, please relax. During the next few days the sun should be visiting there. For my lady who has received the nickname “Moon” in order to receive the sun, the time when the sun has arrived has come. That is something that I try saying.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Once the morning comes, the moon disappears you know? Is something which I try and say.』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『No, my lady, it is simply that it becomes impossible to see. It yields the light to the sun. There is no way that the moon disappears. It is a physical impossibility.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『You are flawless.』

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There was a classroom which was warmly accepting the light of the sun.

The window was open, with class being conducted among the incoming wind.

In front of the blackboard there was a female teacher with a nametag Sanyou, who while stretching her back was drawing a hexagon with blackboard chalk.

“Well now, Musashi is currently in Hexagone Française I’m sorry that two weeks have passed since we have arrived here, and that the scope of class had finally reached this part—”
Even since England, after covering English history, things had livened up and had been unable to catch up. While Sanyo was thinking that at this rate after the second semester would be perilous, for the time being she completed drawing the hexagon.

“Okay, this is the shape of Hexagone Française, however originally during the era of the Roman Empire this area was the land of the barbarians. At the present moment, this might be difficult to believe, however at the time with regards to Europe, beneath the southern areas of Rome was not a country but simply a deserted land in which several tribes came and went. That being the case, the Roman Empire called the part of this large land that would eventually become a part of Hexagone Française the Gaul province.”

Then,

“In order to suppress the threat of the barbarians, the Roman Empire dispatched Caesar. There in 511 B.C. Caesar oppressed a large portion of Gaul. This era of Caesar’s memorandum is still being conveyed today through “Caesar’s Military History”.”

Sanyou thought to herself, Lord Caesar had accomplished a variety of different things

With respect to the historical reproduction, since Caesar’s invasion of Gaul was the keystone for the territory segmentation that followed, it was re-enacted through a detailed plan. However as a consequence of being too passionate, a rehearsal ended up being conducted and after the main event, Caesar ended up writing “Came again, Saw again, and Won again” in “Caesar’s Military History”.

“Anyhow after the collapse of the Roman Empire, this land once again returned to being a lawless area. During the eight-ninth century, this area was once again conquered and the individual who granted this area peace was Charles the Great. In French he was known as Charlemagne. He put this area from present day Europe up to Tres España under his
command, however after his death this “Carolingian Empire” was split into three…”

On the right side of the hexagon Sanyou drew a shape like an upside down shogi piece. Beneath both of these she drew a boot shaped diagram.

“One of these, the one on the right side was M.H.R.R. Another one of these, the one at the bottom became K.P.A.ITALIA. Lastly, where the former Gaul province was located became Hexagone Française.”

Well then,

“Do you know which part of Hexagone Française makes it weaker in regards to M.H.R.R. and K.P.A.Italia?”

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In response to the question everyone looked around. When she indicated someone as a test the blonde-haired student,

“Ah, I’m sorry, my family is Catholic…”

Sanyou formed a wry smile. People do have a lot of circumstances, after nodding in recognition she took a breath,

“Well Hexagone Française does not have either a Holy Roman Empire or a Pope. In other words, it is simply a country which possesses a large volume of land. Therefore compared to the other two countries they possess a weaker level of influence, even when they installed an internal king this wasn’t recognised by neither M.H.R.R. or K.P.A. Italia, with this conversely being something that was exploited. However…”

Sanyou drew multiple oblique lines on the interior of the hexagon and created a plane.

“The central region. In respect to M.H.R.R. which consists of a large number of mountains and forest and K.P.A. Italia which has a small landmass, Hexagone Française with its rivers and large plains had an advantage when it came to production. Using this land as a foundation, by the time of the crusades, Française had become a country which compared favorably to other nations, following this there were the civil wars due to the hundred year war and the religious revolution, however on the contrary these events were used to establish “Gallicanism”, a Catholic style which was not controlled by the Pope. Then…”

Sanyo wrote “Emperor” in the center of the hexagon.

“After increasing national power and obtaining an original Catholic style, they also obtained their own Emperor. This was not like the Roman Emperor who was bound by Catholicism and history; it was an Emperor for the sake of Hexagone Française.”

“Among those Emperors, the individual who led Hexagone Française to its peak was—”

There she took a breath. While looking over everyone, with her back hand she wrote on the blackboard.

“The current Chancellor Louis Exiv.”

Tapping the blackboard and taking a look, there was an unreadable something written on the blackboard, with that Sanyou halted her movements.

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“… Well then,”

While thinking that the neighboring classroom that had suddenly become quiet was a mystery, Mary stood up from her chair.

Inside the silent classroom, she raised her right hand and at her hands appeared a Shinto style sign frame.

It was a set with Tenzou.

The previous day, the confirmation for the contract has passed through Asama and using the setting “Hidden Tsirhc” a combination of Catholic and Shinto was achieved.

“— Mary? Can you give your opinion? Is it all right?”

“— Eh? Um, Jud, my apologies teacher, I was just doing a bit of thinking about Tenzou-sama.”

For some reason everybody straightened their posture and took a position where they were straining their ears. By the window side, the wet man and his older sister were fanning each other with desk mats, and Musashi's Princess was watching that. On the opposite side, the corridor side,

“Muneshige-sama… I just now almost let my soul escape from my body.”

“Eh? What’s the matter Gin. There’s nothing strange about thinking about your partner.”

While thinking that there were people here who understood what she was saying, Mary operated her sign frame. While thinking that if Tenzou, who was next to her on her right hand side staying silent and looking downward, was feeling unwell she would look after him later, she,

“Well then, Hexagone Française which had gained Louis Exiv as its Emperor, increased the size of its territory. It was a result from of the shape becoming a hexagon that there was a trend for Française to be called Hexagon. This was the origin of Hexagone. Then according to the recreation of History, they will be the victor of the thirty year war and it is the current thinking that they will become an existence which could be said to be the supreme ruler of the entirety of Europe.”

However,

“Louis Exiv decided to cooperate with the Mouri clan who governed the Far East portion of Hexagone Française. He had a student marriage with the current head of the Mouri clan, the women who inherited the name of Mouri Terumoto.”

Mary thought. That there is someone who is in a similar situation as her.

She had come to the Far East by claiming the survival of England as her just cause however there was also that type of thing between Mouri and Hexagone Française.

Mary while thinking back on the knowledge on the Far East power balance that she had Tenzou teach her every night,

“Originally the Mouri lineage was a powerful regional clan of a small force; however in the generation of the enlightened monarch Mouri Motonari, they expanded the scale of their force. At that time, the Amako family who was overseeing the Izumo region was brought down, however IZUMO, which was being overseen by the Amako family, feared the intervention of Hexagone Française—”

Mary looked out the window. Everyone else looked as well.

What was outside the window was the land and city floating in the sky.

It was a floating island, a place where things such as the construction of Musashi were done.

On the occasion of the large scale reconstruction that Musashi had underwent 10 years ago; she had come from England to see it together with her younger sister.

This IZUMO was,

“Prior to the Mouri invasion, the shrine and the central development were floated; furthermore, the surrounding ports, companies and workshops were also floated and considered a neutral territory. There were many connections to the Amako clan in IZUMO…”

She had heard that Milton and Walter, who were of the Amako clan, even after overseeing the flotation of IZUMO, had continued to battle with Mouri. They were doing this as a preventative measure against Mouri and Hexagone Française who were trying to interfere with IZUMO.

It was two years ago when those two came to England. I wonder if it was because they had decided that IZUMO’s status as a neutral territory was stable.

On the inside Mary happily thought that it was after she had departed from England that she had become able to think that way about them.

“There are quite a number of individuals originally from IZUMO who are currently in Musashi.”

The one who nodded in agreement was Oriotorai.

“That holds true for me, as well as Suzu’s father, Toori and Kimis’ mother’s family side were also from IZUMO. Also… Sanyou was as well”

The one who nodded in agreement was Kimi.

“Haha, at IZUMO our grandmother was doing fluid related…., now she would be an advisor I wonder? Anyway, it's that type of feeling right? If I can make the arrangements, I was considering visiting her today, however, Foolish brother?”

In front of the dancing girl’s question, the wet man however tilted his neck.

“Hmm….. You’re planning to bring Horizon along with you right? Nah, I’m a little reluctant, I'll go afterward.”

“Is that so, Toori-sama? Why?

In response to the Musashi’s princess’s question he scratched his hair with an um.

“Well, for some reason or another I guess.”

Mary who was thinking that there must be some circumstances, looked towards the puzzled Horizon. There,

“So about this Mouri family, at the moment they have a slightly difficult situation approaching them. That is because in the era of the Mouri family current head Lady Terumoto, they become the representative of Hashiba’s side, the western force, during the final battle deciding the rulership of the Far East, and battle with the Eastern forces of Matsudaira—”

She took a breath.

“— As a result they meet their defeat and lose a large amount of their force.”

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Nonetheless, in order to get across her words, Mary opened her mouth. There,

“However the Mouri clan, Lord Motonari prospered with his three sons, and prepared for what was to come. Towards his three sons so as to unite their abilities there in the story of the “three arrows”, a famous anecdote of Lord Motonari right?”

This was knowledge that she had heard from Tenzou just the previous day.

Lord Motonari called his three sons together and first handed his eldest son a single arrow which he was made to break.

After that he handed his next oldest son two arrows, which he somehow managed to break by himself. However,
…..when he handed his third eldest three arrows, he tried to break these on his own, however he was unable to do so.

The eldest and second eldest were both unable to break the three arrows. The three men who were unable to break suffered a trauma. Consequently Lord Motonari,

“……You must not ostracise. As to combine the abilities of the three of you. You will suffer emotional damage otherwise…!”

Saying that, the three of them peacefully combined their abilities and overcame the difficult situation, it seemed to be that sort of instruction.

This apparently was something that nearly became inconsistent with the historical re-enactment, however this was apparently averted thanks to Lord Motonari’s praised ad-lib ability.

The the people of the Far East have high skills for performance, is what Mary thought.

“— There Lord Motonari sent his second and third born sons into the east and west countries that Mouri was suppressing in order to solidify the defences of the indirect rule that Mouri was conducting. However the first-born son who was succeeding the Mouri clan soon passed away. Consequently the child of the oldest born son, the grandchild of Lord Motonari Terumoto ended up becoming the young heir to the Mouri clan.”

However Lord Motonari, who was supporting the young ruler, before long also passed away.

While being supported by her two uncles who had gone to different families and her other uncles who were the children of Lord Motonari’s concubines, she took command of the Mouri clan.

“However, afterwards they suffered the Hashiba invasion and surrendered, choosing to become incorporated into the organization as this was the path to keep Lord Terumoto alive.”

I wonder if it was because of this, it is said that Hexagone Française and the Mouri clan formed a close relationship in order to prevent the invasion on the Far East side and prevent the interference in Hexagone Française’s rule.”

Well then, there Mary spoke. What was being displayed in her sigh frame was Hexagone Française’s structure.

* '''Chancellor: Louis Exiv: Inherits the blood of the gods. Testament Armour user.'''
* '''President: Mouri Terumoto: Wife of Exiv. Also inherits the name of D'Artagnan. Testament Armour user.'''
* '''Vice Chancellor: Lord Turenne: Due to the name inheritance being announced only recently, details unknown'''
* '''Vice President: Luynes : Refers to the God of War Palais Cardinal . Also inherits the name of the treasurer Mazarin.'''
* '''Secretary: Mouri Motokiyo: Hexagone Française’s automated doll Mouri 1. Terumoto’s adviser'''
* '''Special Agent: The Three Musketeers (Henri, Armand, Isaac): Battled styled automated dolls attached to Terumoto.'''

“— That should sum it up. Since France had formed their relationship with Mouri, it was then that they first began to exchange automated dolls as personnel. It is said that they are a part of Mouri’s side force replenishment, however including that nothing is said about Turenne’s identity except that they are a first year different species, it is a source of uncertainty.”

The one who nodded in agreement was the glass wearing boy who was close with Shakespeare. In front of Mary’s eyes, while he was pulling out a sign frame with the same contents as hers,

“It would seem that it was a personal recommended by Louise Exiv’s younger sister, the former provisional chancellor and student president Anne D'Autriche, who as the result of an incurable disease is currently undergoing treatment at an M.H.R.R. Protestant city. However, according to talk, this person apparently passed the test implemented in Hexagone Française by quite a narrow margin. It is said she might be the possessor of some type of specialized ability or something.”

“Well, from what I hear, that is in other words an idiot?”

“No, after all being at the Vice president class, there is no way that it is that straight forward. It is something to be cautious of.”

The one who spoke in agreement was Oriotorai who was standing at the podium. While writing a summary of the words with chalk on the blackboard, she sent a smile of recognition this way.

“Well, that should sum it up. Thank you for your opinion Mary, you did a good job.”

Being told that by the person who was in charge of this class, there was relief that she was becoming a member of this class.

“Thank you very much!”

“Jud. Well Mary, our class has this kind of atmospherem okay? Um, the contents of your punishment are—”

She said Jud, however Mary tilted her head. While questioning what exactly was occurring on her inside,

“I think it was determined by majority so it become like that… however, how does me kissing Tenzou-sama constitute a punishment?”

The neighboring Tenzou hung his head, tilted it and fell onto his desk, and then Oriotorai, while still keeping her back facing this way, raised a strange noise with chalk on the blackboard.

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Masazumi was reflexively taken aback at the ear-splitting noise which penetrated her ears to her core.

I’m really bad when it comes to this type of noise. Glancing around her surroundings, there directly in front on her, Mitotsudaira's hair was completely standing on end and shivering.

“My my my! Nenji! You’re rippling!”

“Yeah! Shake my surface!!”

How noisy.

Nevertheless, Oriotorai in response to Mary, dragged the strange noise until she reached the edge of the chalkboard.

During that time, Masazumi was lightly clenching her teeth and shaking, however

“Ah!”

The strange noises vanished, and at the same time that Oriotorai turned around the end of class bell began to slowly ring out

Oh, well, Oriotorai who had checked the time placed the chalk and paused for a moment.

“Well for now today’s class is finished. Then during HR we will discuss the preparations and the for the upcoming planned field trip. Well, the current Musashi has not yet decided where it is headed yet, when the situation is clear it is something that I want to decide. Also the person who is going to Miriam’s place, please take the notes."

Hearing the words being said, Masazumi suddenly thought.

Determining the situation of Musashi is my job, is it not.

Well, what should Musashi do for the current future? That plan had been mostly decided upon.

There Mitotsudaira who was in front of her turned around and spoke.

“Masazumi? In approximately one week, Musashi’s repairs should be completed. If there is something that you haven’t decided upon, I am available for consultation you know? My hometown is in the sky of Hexagone Française after all.”

“Ah, in that case, I’ll have you accompany me after school for a bit. There something that I wish to examine a little. I also wished to discuss with everyone where we should direct Musashi from here on out.”

With those words, everyone in the classroom turned around. Oriotorai also raised a smile, however loudly clapped her hands.

“Okay, okay but for now, wait until after we have finished HR okay? Then you can do as you please.”

Jud, Masazumi exchanged nods with Mitotsudaira, then as if to convince herself Masazumi muttered.

“I have to keep a level head. Both for the future of Musashi and the Far East… First thing to do is HR. Once that was finished, it would be after school. That was the start of free time.”

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217.198.213.18: /* Prologue: The Outsiders on the Bridge */ Cleaned up some unclear sentences (please correct me if I misinterpreted) and general grammar and spelling.

==Prologue: The Outsiders on the Bridge==
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''Look at that which is close to you.''

''The times you cannot see underfoot are truly...''

'''Point Allocation (Consideration)'''

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*'''[ANA]:''' 『Hey!』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『What is the matter My Lady?』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『It's cold. ---No, well, it is not that it is cold, I am just feeling cold.』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『It may be some type of failure with the artificial sensory. I will contact those responsible.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『You are flawless... However, I have already had that task completed. I was told the same thing. It might be a possible error in the artificial sensory.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Hey, is it possible that I might break down?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『It is impossible for me to answer that question. The reason being is that that reality has not occurred. The only conjecture I can make with respect to a situation which has not occurred is, "It is possible that both possibilities exist.".』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『Then, for example if you were to experience the cold, what would happen?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『I would cease to function.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『In that case, hey...』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『What is the matter My Lady?』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『My older brother said it, right? "If something happens, please tell me." That he would grant any wish. ---Just because he has found a person who is important to him and started living properly, he is acting like he is an adult. In that case, hey, is it fine for me to act like a child?』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『I have determined that My Lady has always remained as a child.』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『That is fine, is it not? However, — hey,』

*'''[Luuynes]:''' 『Tes. Please say whatever it is that you wish to say, what is the matter My Lady?』

*'''[ANA]:''' 『I see that you are the same as always. You are flawless. Then I want you to hear me out. You see…』

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In the morning sky there was an island.

Floating at a position lower than the clouds, there was a floating island that stretched from north to south for tens of kilometres. The lower strata area, which hung like an icicle, was divided into massive blocks by rocks and structures; sometimes these would slowly move as a result of the internal frame and change the shape of the island.
At the massive floating island there were two massive objects.
One of these, located on the northern side of the island, was a Shinto shrine which possessed a Shinto shrine-styled gantry crane, several tens of kilometres in scale and a sprawling large scale wooden research facility located at its base.

The other of these was located on the eastern side of the island, also connected with a Shinto shrine-styled gantry crane with a massive ship in the interior as though it was being protected.

The vessel, which was comprised of eight individual ships, was installed in the large scale dock which stretched from north to south across the eastern side of the island.
It was Musashi.
The eight ship fleet which received the morning sun on the port-side had all of its ships still maintaining their functionality as a city while they remained within the dock.
However, from the surface of each ship, there were multiple small, high-pitched noises being raised by countless shadows clinging to the surface.

Those shadows, whether they were gods of war driving in anchor bolts or people who were assisting in the repair of the ship, including the other species, were all hurriedly working.

Musashi was currently undergoing complete repairs.

There were the figures of many students among the people participating in the construction.

If you let the students talk, their reasoning would be
“Well, this makes it possible to earn cash during the early morning.”
“I have been helping out after school, so I started doing mornings as well.”
“Out our way, the outer wall is still broken, which is scary.”

Also, between the people carrying raw materials and the kobolds, there were multiple running shadows present.

There was a jersey clad girl with two artificial arms and a tall foreigner in a tank top, a jersey clad retainer who was running with dogs, and, following quite a considerable distance behind the others, there was a silver haired girl.

The girl with the artificial arms and the tall foreigner, who had run further ahead, raised their hand in greeting and split off into a different route.

In contrast the glasses wearing retainer, after passing through the path of a natural area at a leisurely pace, ascended the staircase which was located ahead of her.

As she did, the dogs which were following her circled around at the bottom of the staircase and let out a bark.

Yeah, with the retainer turning around and waving her hand, the dogs emitted one more bark and then dispersed.

The girl retainer then nimbly ascended the staircase.

Once she had finished climbing, there was a building with the nameplate "Musashi Ariadust Academy" and a bridge which reached up to the second floor entrance way.
Furthermore,

“Eh? Asama, are you here for morning practice?”

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Asama, while continuing to replace the talismans for the hanging lanterns which were built into the bridge, turned around in response to the calling voice.

It was Adele. While regulating her breathing, which wasn’t really disordered, she came over this way.

“Are you here for morning practice Asama?”

“Yeah, something close to that.”

Asama replied with a bitter smile. She held the talisman in her hand out towards Adele.

“Lately our academy has been keeping the lights on all throughout the night, hasn’t it. That’s why I am working on replacing the lighting spells. There’s also that…”

“What is it?”

“When I consider about what might happen from now on, I thought I should increase my stamina. I started from my family’s shrine below, ascended the staircase, and then did a light circuit of the schoolyard with Kimi accompanying me. However…”

Asama looked at the schoolyard. Kimi was collapsed on top of a bamboo bench located in the corner of schoolyard. The red jersey which was covering her head and upper body belonged to her, however,

“Well don’t worry about a thing. I'll go to recover it later. I’ll return either by the way of my family’s spring or Suzu’s public bathhouse, though whether or not I'll make it in time for morning class is a mystery.”

“Kimi always makes sure to eat the breakfast the chancellor makes before coming to the academy after all. About Kimi, how should I put it, why is it that, while dancing is not a problem, when it comes to running she is just a slightly higher class than a normal person?”

“Kimi’s “Dance of the Summit” is similar to Futayo’s acceleration technique, they both have fatigue reduction protections being inserted into the ability. She insists that “I have no willpower so I did it like that!”

While saying that, Asama though to herself that the ability which required access to customization was quite annoying.

After all, Kimi often didn’t think about things, and when there appeared a situation that couldn’t be dealt with she immediately started on about “New version! New version!” “Okay okay, again? Once again?” “Groin!? Groin is high!?”, displaying her insanity. Each and every time, the two of us soaked into the spring together doing this and that,

“My Priestess’s ‘Yearly spell supervision amount’ status rating is in large part a result of handling Kimi’s requests.”

There letting out a sigh she was unaware Kimi had stood up and began walking in this direction. While walking she put on the jacket which had been placed over her,

“Eh, this kid’s jersey, the cloth around the chest area has stretched…! This Priestess, what are you attempting to achieve by creating a breast mould!? Planning on making manjuu or something!?”

“When it fits you perfectly fine what exactly are you talking about!? Ah Adele, would you please stop looking down and averting your eyes.”

From beyond Adele, who was looking this way, a hand suddenly grasped the edge of the overhanging bridge from beneath the staircase.

Eh? There, in front of the girl who was thinking that, from the far side of the grasped palm, an elbow appeared, and then proceeded as if to pull upwards the rest of the body.

“S-Somehow I managed one full lap around the ship.”

It was Mitotsudaira.

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The jersey figure of Mitotsudaira arrived at the top of the bridge completely out of breath.

….I-It really does seem like a “somehow” situation.

In front of her eyes, there was Adele who had run the exact same course yet whose breathing was not disturbed, and although she was the same age as her, a huge priestess. Mitotsudaira felt a feeling of irrationality against both these parties, however there was nothing to be done.

In any case, Mitotsudaira used the banister as a support and attempted to stand. However her knees were shaking. “Ow…”

She grasped the banister and attempted to move forward however she began to fall from her knees. Hurriedly she attempted to support her body, though before she could take her next action, Asama had already approached. While she was already holding a talisman,

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“Ah, Mito, please do not push your body so much. I will cleanse your exhaustion with a purification ritual.

“It is fine, Tomo, I will use my internal bless for a thing like that, you should use it for another…”

Before she had finished speaking, Asama claimed that it was fine and came to her side. She had Mitotsudaira lean against the banister,

『Good Work—』

Hasami, in order to cast the spell, displayed several forms for conformation. Asama already had the talisman out and was already clearing her throat as the preparation for the activation so there was no way to stop her.

Therefore leaving everything to the agreement, Mitotsudaira lowered her hips, stretched her legs and took a breath. Thus Asama removed Mitotsudaira’s shoes, then, splitting at the seam lining of the ankle, she opened the tights.

“I’ll attach one to the soles of your feet. If it tickles, please let me know.”

“Even If I say it tickles don’t…”

It suddenly happened. Mitotsudaira tried to endure the strength of the fingers which seemed to be pushing into her sole.

“Hyaaa!”

… Impossible. This is impossible!

“Hey… Mito, aren’t you too ticklish? Perhaps I should say a rare sensitivity syndrome…... hey!”

“W-What is it?”

Asama nodded with a yeah,

“However, if it is like that then it won’t finish. Therefore, shall we continue?”

“Eh? Hey, go easy on meeee!”

Since she was unable to move her legs, her upper body started to thrash about.

She experienced a different type of being out of breath than before, and, at the point where she became exhausted, she also lost the power to resist. She became limp and was left at the mercy of Asama.

“Mito, you have the same soft soles as Adele… They do say that people with soft soles have fast legs.”

Even if she said it earnestly, there was nothing to do about the reality of the situation.

Letting out a sigh that was unrelated to exhaustion, Mitotsudaira lightly shrugged her shoulders.

“Even if you say that I am the same as Adele, I am not fast at all you know? I was even called a Heavy Tank type by Kimi.”

Hmm, the one who was puzzled was Adele. She looked at my feet which Asama was rubbing,

“If I had to say, the fifth special Agent seems more like the type who does the breaking type of movement. I guess you would say the Powerful type.”

Their smiling and attempting to cover for her was a thankful gesture.

That’s why Mitotsudaira took another breath and then opened her mouth. My, my, with a self-deprecating attitude, she raised her upper body,

“Is it because I am a Demi Loup-Garou? Or is there some trick that I am not understanding? I am just not good with fast movements. Where it is that I should put the strength into?”

“Fifth Special Agent. If you put too much power in it will actually have the opposite effect and become slower, you know?”

“Jud, I am often told that by Naomasa, I am taking care to avoid that happening though…”

There Mitotsudaira lightly waved her hand as a demonstration.

The movements were those of a jab, snapped with an open hand and at the end point clenched it.

Since she was relaxed when waving, it was nimble and fast. That is how it should be. It was also accompanied by the sound of the wind. There Asama responded,

“It is sufficiently fast, is it not? Right, Adele.”

“Eh?”

There Adele gave a small reaction. Immediately following this she hurriedly,

“Eh, well --- um Jud, It’s sufficiently fast. Yeah.”

Covering for people to hide the reality was Adele’s thankful but poor part as a retainer. Mitotsudaira bitterly smiled about it.
“Do not worry about it. I understand that I am slow. After all, in England, though I received martial arts training from Naomasa to deal with Wallshingham’s War of the Roses, I ended up just being thrown around."

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Mitotsudaira thought of her speed. Her speed would be considered faster than a normal person, however would fall well short when compared to an expert.

That is the reason which Mitotsudaira believes that is preventing her from becoming stronger.

The Fifth Special Agent being located in the fifth position was due to this reason.

She was made to realize this while in England.

When she first arrived in England, when inside the falling cargo ship she witnessed firsthand the speed of Futayo’s actions… It would seem that viewing my role as the power type would be best.

When working on the anti-Wallshingham training, against Naomasa’s throws her nerves were able to react, but her body could not keep pace. "You are slow", is what Naosama clearly told her, that is why she remembered through experience rather than reacting and practiced until she was able to move though predicting.

However, while massaging my calf Asama abruptly said the following.

“Ah, the exhaustion removal is almost finished. Mito’s regeneration powers are amazing.”

“I did inherit the blood of Loup-Garou after all. Frankly, my toughness is my greatest weapon. It is due to the fact that my body is tough that I am able to strike with such power, and it also allows me to act as a shield.”

However Mitotsudaira saying that as an introduction bitterly laughed.

“If you remember what happened 8 years ago at Bizen IZUMO you will understand the circumstances regarding my mother and me. That is, how tough I am.”

Hearing those words, Asama and Adele exchanged glances, lowered their eyebrows and showed a smile.

After a little while Adele followed up with,

“The Loup-Garou family lineage is quite Spartan. About that story related to the silver chain which has been the subject of rumor for a while now, the Fifth special Agent’s family lineage was a noted family in a high position during the hundred year war, was it not?”

“Mother does not talk about those types of things… She also does have quite an irresponsible personality, however…”

“However?”

Jud, Mitotsudaira nodded her head. This was something that she had heard via the net on Musashi,

“According to a Loup-Garou related thread, after the hundred year war, the Hexagone Française Loup-Garou apparently consisted of two groups, those who choose to live together with the human population, and those which returned to the forest and retained their man-eating tendencies. There the Loup-Garou Queen and the nobles returned to the forest, however they were eventually driven out….It also seems Reine de Garous lost her life a while ago.”

“Lost her…, did she take her own life?”

Mitotsudaira nodded in response to Asama’s question which was asked with a frown. During the period she was in Hexagone Française, she was too young, so she didn’t know, and it was an embarrassment for the country and therefore not revealed to the public.

The things that I know are only from the past few years.

“The previous generation Reine de Garous who succeeded the line after the hundred year war, with the forest getting smaller and her companions disappearing apparently offered herself to someone who had come to hunt her. However you might say the Loup-Garou race declined, frankly. My mother as well had the characteristic of having her surroundings being wary of her; it was a species which has had trouble with intimacy with humans.”

Having said that much, Mitotsudaira fell silent once. She rethought that she should not say things to create a wall and shrugged her shoulders.

“My mother’s family line, however, was possibly in a fairly well off position. Before she met my father I do not know where she lived, however, according to her stories the house she lived in was sort of a strange place, something out of a fairy tale, then there is also the silver chain. If she does not talk about the past… She might have been a close associate of Reine de Garous.”

It was a thought that she had formed several times. She sometimes thought how it would be good if she had been a member of the Reine de Garous family lineage. In the past this was a result of her pride, however now this was about strength.

Having experienced a defeat in England was the depth of shame for a knight dedicated to protecting the king.

However,

“If there is the opportunity, I would like to hear the story from my mother, as well as the origin of silver chain, and a good fighting method for a Loup-Garou.”

“However, Mito, you were told by your mother not to descend down into Hexagone Française.”

“Y-yeah, I was made to promise that. I did promise that at Bizen IZUMO.”

Go live as a resident of Musashi; it was that sort of thing.

“IZUMO is a neutral zone. However, it is still part of the south of Hexagone Française which is a part of mother’s promise, the same holds true for Bizen IZUMO.”

That is why I have not descended on Hexagone Française or any of their territories you know, not since that time.

What happened at that time is not something I wished to recall, however it cannot be helped.

Thinking about it now, saying that she was a child then, and now if it happened now she thought she would have not been done in so badly.

“However the only good to come of that was…”

"That the Chancellor was absent" was what she was going to say but stopped.

The Chancellor did mention how he went to pay a visit to a relative who was on the verge of death.

That is why she nodded to herself on the inside and shut a range of thoughts inside her heart.

She possessed a variety of things to consider. Not just about herself, her surroundings were also piled up.

The issue where she had not received any communication from the Musashi knight alliance was still continuing.

Then, at the time where she had finished that thought, a shadow appeared ascending the staircase.

Kimi? Is what she thought and looked,

“Oh? Everyone, is this where you were?”

It was Tenzou, and following him was Mary, clad in a blue and white jersey.

… Ah.

Seeing her with E.X. Collbrande suspended on her left and right, Mitotsudaira unconsciously forcefully stood up.

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“Ah! Mito.”

Tenzou immediately understood the reasoning behind the crouched down Asama’s voice.

She was in the middle of using an exhaustion removal spell.

Mitotsudaira’s tights were removed from her feet and the talisman still remained attached to the bottom of her feet. He faintly understood the reasoning about why she had suddenly stood up.

… It was because Mary was present.

At the moment, Mary who was lined up to the side was bowing her head towards everyone,

“Hello, good morning.”

“Good Morning Missus Mary.”

In a certain way, the mistranslation Adele returned was terrifying, however, reflected in Tenzou’s eyes was Mitotsudaira who chose to bow to lower her eye sight in greeting.

It was an inevitable issue.

Ever since Mary had transferred here, Tenzou thought that it was Mitotsudaira who was unable to properly grasp the proper distance. There was also the long-standings issue between England and Hexagone Française to consider.

There is also that they are both nobility.

Following Horizon, Mitotsudaira was second in line for succession for the Far East, while Mary was the future mother of the next king of England.
However Mitotsudaira's family was a lower noble house and the current status was something that had been assigned to them. On the other hand, Mary’s royal status was something that she was born with…

“Whatever is the matter Tenzou-sama?”

“Eh? Ah, um, it is just good that everyone is training from so early in the morning.”

That is right; Mary’s nod indicated this had no dark shadow.

This was a trait she was certainly born with.

This had nothing to do with the position of royalty; however this was something that was not distorted even through persecution.

However,

“………”

Mitotsudaira, while undergoing Asama’s treatment, remained standing with a downcast expression which could be seen as though she had been scolded.

Then, Asama unexpectedly directed her glance this way. While continuing to press her hands against Mitotsudaira’s feet,

“Umm, Mary, today, after school will you be coming to my family’s place?”

“Eh? Ah, it is okay for me to go, right, Tenzou-sama?”

Taking a part time job at Asama’s family Shrine, Tenzou nodded his head vertically,

“Um, yes, I am fine now.”

Mitotsudaira pulled back her legs back almost as if she was running anyway from Asama’s hands. Then, with the talisman still attached to the bottom of her feet, she roughly put on her shoes, took the sock section in hand and started to walk away.

She lightly turned back this way, lowering her head was the minimum amount of consideration.

In response to her, who was seemed like she was going to descend the staircase, Asama went to say something, but stopped.

Adele spoke,

“Will it be alright? I don’t think that all of the exhaustion has completely disappeared yet.”
Yeah, well, there was nothing to do except for Asama to falter. However, Mary waited until the figure of Mitotsudaira had completely disappeared from sight down the stairs before taking a step closer to my side. The thing she whispered happily was,

“She was concealing a bent toe with a pedicure.”

Was this a request for me to paint my nails as well!? Was this a request!?

I must be overthinking the issue; Tenzou calmed himself down and asked Mary

“Still, is that something which one should be embarrassed about?”

In response to the question, Mary loosely bent the scar on her face and said the following.

“The more embarrassing something is, the greater the difference from others. It is something which one can be proud of you know?”

I see, with in front of his nodding eyes, Adele and Asama were fanning each other with clothes and talismans saying “Ah, hot hot, it's steamy in here!” “Yeah you think the same Adele, it’s very hot…!” and the like, however this was something that seems like it would be impossible to eventually be something to be proud of.

In any case, from the direction of the bottom of the staircase there was Kimi’s voice,

“Hahahaha, what are you doing slipping and falling onto your bottom Mitotsudaira!? I guess there’s nothing else to be done, I’ll carry you. Come now, ride on these breasts…! Wow! This child got seriously angry!”

Just when he was thinking that she has no mercy, he could hear a sound

It was the announcement of the time. Using the bell of the academy, the six a.m. announcement rang out.

The beginning of a day for Musashi.

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''Toori'' 『Sis! Sis! Exactly what type of shape is IZUMO! As I thought because it is Shrine related they say it is where a deity resides and make it an erotic shape!? Maaraaaaaaa— !(sound effect)"』

''Kimi'' 『Hahaha private brother, stop imitating reproductive sounds. — Anyhow IZUMO is a floating island which floats at an altitude of 1000 meters; it is land that was originally on the earth side that was floated. From ancient times, the section which has become the current center was floated for ship development research. Then, with the Harmonic Unification War and the downfall of the Amako clan, they saw the opportunity and took refuge from the surface. That was how it was made.』

''Kimi'' 『This should about sum it up. If Musashi was in this diagram it would have the bow towards the bottom and anchored in a southerly direction . The central area is, in reality, something of an abandoned land, however, when doing individual countries corporation exhibitions or aircraft shows, and when an urgent emergency landing is necessary, this location is used.』

''Toori'' 『Since it is territory where we can finally relax, let’s go to the town beneath the Shrine and go shopping! There are a lot of Far Eastern style goods here, so that's a relief.』

''Kimi'' 『Did you just implicitly say you are going to scour for erotic goods?』

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