Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Brynhildr Valkyries Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 2===

From the transport ship moored at the pier, newly arrived Ds with uneasy expressions descended.

One of them was a lively girl with a ponytail. Another was a petite girl with red hair.

"—Welcome to Midgard. I am Mononobe Mitsuki, student council president and captain of the Dragon Subjugation Squad.

After I greeted them, the red-haired girl hid behind the other girl.

"Ahaha, sorry about that. She's very shy. I'm Ariella Lu. Thank you for coming out to welcome us."

The ponytailed girl—Ariella-san—smiled wryly as she introduced herself.

"...Come on, Ren. Say hi."

At Ariella-san's urging, the red-haired girl timidly poked her head out.

"Mm... I'm, Ren Miyazawa<!--katakana, not kanji-->."

She spoke her own name quietly then hid behind Ariella-san's back again.

"Ariella-san and Ren-san. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Yes, nice to meet you too."

"Mm."

I bowed my head, then Ariella-san responded cheerfully while Ren-san replied in a very quiet voice.

"—Mitsuki-san."

At that moment, I heard a voice calling me from the ship.

Pulling a large piece of luggate, Mica-san looked downwards at us from the deck.

As the principal's secretary, Mica-san must have gone to accompany them on the trip to Midgard, just like in my case.

"May I trouble you to take them to their dorms first? They have quite a large quantity of luggage, which will require time to move."

"Understood!"

I turned to face the two girls after replying to Mica-san.

"Well, you will be living here from now on, all the way until adulthood... So

"Not really. This is pretty much all of my belongings. All the big ones are Ren's."

Hearing what I said, Ariella gestured to the travel bag in her hand.

"Mm! Mm!"

Then as though reprimanding Ariella-san for saying too much, Ren-san hammered Ariella's back.

"Ehh... So Ren-san, what kinds of things did you bring?"

I asked out of curiosity, but Ren-san shyly avoided my gaze. Seeing Ren-san acting like that, Ariella-san answered on her behalf.

"All kinds of things, like computers she made herself and robotic devices I don't understand. Ren's very smart and she's made many things on her own."

"Is that so...? That is amazing."

Impressed, I murmured, prompting Ren-san to lower her head shyly.

"Mm..."

Seeing her endearing reaction, I could not help but reach out to stroke her head.

"!?"

Ren-san suddenly shuddered and she instantly hid behind Ariella-san again. She was almost like a very wary kitten.

"Sorry, Ren-san, did I scare you?"

"Mm..."

Ren-san emerged from behind Ariella-san to show half her face and nodded.

"Don't feel too concerned. Although she's like this for now, it'll be better in a few days once she gets familiar. When I met Ren for the first time, she was hiding shyly in her room."

Smiling wryly, Ariella-san explained Ren-san's wary behavior.

"...You two knew each other before arriving here?"

"Yeah, we lived together. Although we're not blood-related, we're listed as sisters on the Japanese family registry."

Ariella-san nodded and explained her relationship with Ren-san.

"Mm..."

Ren-san confirmed what Ariella-san said but for some reason, her face was shrouded in gloom.

Noticing that, Ariella-san clapped her hands and changed the subject.

"Well, let's talk about family backgrounds later. The sun is killing me here, so..."

"Oh, sorry. Please follow me, Ariella-san and Ren-san."

I apologized and led the way.

Although they seemed to be hiding something, Ariella-san and Ren-san were definitely good people.

This was my first important task after succeeding Haruka-san.

If I did not work hard to help dispel the unease in their life in Midgard—