Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Brynhildr Valkyries Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 5===

The next day, she became the newest member of Brynhildr Class.

From my seat in the last row of desks, the one closest to the corridor side, I looked at the silver-haired girl standing at the lectern.

"I'm Iris Freyja. Nice to meet everyone today!"

Introducing herself very cheerfully, Iris-san bowed her head vigorously.

A heavy thud was heard.

Iris-san had bumped her head heard on the lectern in front of her.

"Oww... That really hurts..."

Holding her forehead, Iris-san knelt down.

"A-Are you okay there, Iris Freyja?"

Standing at the side, Shinomiya-sensei asked. Iris-san stood up unsteadily.

"Yes... Although I'm not okay... I'll bear with it."

"I-Is that so? Then please choose your seat. Feel free to select any empty spot you like."

"...Got it."

Rubbing her forehead, Iris-san nodded. However—

"Kyah!?"

Did she fail to watch her footing? Iris-san lost balance and fell down when she descended from the lectern.

"Hey.. P-Please pull yourself together! Are you alright?"

Sitting closest to the front, Lisa-san stood up and asked the fallen Iris-san.

"Ooh..."

Fallen on the floor, Iris-san groaned.

"A dojikko... I'm meeting a real one for the first time."

Extremely touched, Firill-san looked at Iris-san.

"If you're hurt, do you want me to take you to the infirmary?"

"Mm."

Ren-san expressed agreement with Ariella-san's suggestion.

"Then allow me to accompany her to the infirmary."

This was my duty so I stood up and approached Iris-san.

"—Iris-san, are you able to stand up?"

I stooped down and extended my hand. Unsteadily, she looked up.

"...Thank you, Mitsuki-chan, but I don't need to visit the infirmary."

"There is no need to force yourself, you know?"

Lisa-san reminded Iris-san with a "are you really okay?" kind of expression.

"Yes, I'm really fine. I'm already used to falling over."

Iris-san patted dust off her skirt and stood up.

Indeed, the part she bumped was only slightly reddened. There were not injuries requiring treatment.

"Good to know you are fine... However, I feel that you should take more care not to fall over instead of getting used to it."

Lisa-san sighed and returned to her seat.

"Ahaha... I'll take care from now on."

Iris-san scratched her head in embarrassment then looked around the classroom.

"Then—I'll sit there."

Iris-san pointed at the seat in the last row, closest to the window side.

It was the seat behind Ariella-san's, originally belonging to Shinomiya-sensei—Haruka-san.

Currently, we were occupying the two columns excluding the middle, so I suppose that was the obvious choice.

"Mitsuki-chan, can't I sit there?"

Noticing that I kept staring at her, Iris-san asked uneasily.

"Oh—Not at all, please go ahead."

I frantically nodded and returned to my seat.

Was it because Haruka-san's seat had been filled? The classroom felt subtly refreshing somehow.

Perhaps starting today, Brynhildr Class was going to entire a new era completely.

This crossed my mind as I glanced sideways at Ariella-san who was greeting Iris-san.