Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 13 Epilogue (section)

===Part 3===

Around that time Kizuna was watching the practical class of the elementary school in the schoolyard.

The students with small bodies running around noisily were calming his heart as though he was watching small and cute animals.

「Riight, now then be damn quiet. I am Gertrude Beard, the one who will be the teacher of you damn ladies and gentlemen from now on. Well, best regards.」

Gertrude was greeting the little kids with her usual way of speaking that was unclear whether she was being polite or rude.

Speaking about the kids, they were staring at their teacher with admiring gazes.

「It’s the real thing……it’s the real Gertrude Beard-san……」

「The godslayer Gertrude-san……」

「Amaziiing……coool……」

The whispering voices and sparkling eyes caused Gertrude to avert her gaze awkwardly.

「Aa no……I don’t know what you ladies and gentlemen have heard, but I ain’t someone that exaggerated.」

When Gertrude started speaking, the children completely stopped speaking and fell silent. It was as though they wouldn’t miss to hear even a single word of the person they idolized.

──’Thi, this is damn difficult!!’

Kizuna felt like he could hear such voice from Gertrude’s heart. He desperately endured from laughing.

「I, I only did what I could. It’s obviously impossible to defeat a god by myself alone. But we can accomplish big work if we combine our strength. What I did was nothing more than being in charge of a part of that.」

Gertrude tried to conclude the talk, but the kids’ serious gazes made her feel like she had to say something a little bit more.

「Well, you all just need to diligently and seriously accumulate daily training you damn kids.」

At that time, a single student raised their hand.

「Oh? What is it? You can speak. What is your damn name?」

「Yes. Err……I’m Hida Setsuna.」

That student had long hair with shocking golden color and golden pupils that would make anyone hold their breath. Even though she was a child, she possessed a beauty that would make anyone who saw her freeze and an abnormal presence.

「Teacher said that just now, but isn’t that because teacher is strong?」

「Hm?」

「We aren’t strong like teacher, and we don’t know whether we will be able to become strong. In the end, if we don’t have the ability……we will become unneeded children in this Ataraxia.」

In contrast with her sublime appearance that was like an angel, she weak-heartedly disclosed her worry. It seemed that worry was also something the other children could sympathize with. Many of the children nodded or looked at each other and whispered with low voices.

「She is right……I cannot even imagine me being able to defeat god like teacher……」

「That isn’t something you can become able to do by training.」

「Perhaps it’s pointless to just work hard……」

Gertrude put her hand on her waist and looked around at the children.

「I seee……I understand well everyone’s worry. I too was once worried that I am completely useless.」

Unrest spread through the children.

They made a face that said they couldn’t believe their aspiration Gertrude-san ever had any time like that.

「After all there is this thing called difference in talent. It’s not like everyone here will be able to become ace pilots, and certainly, there might even be those of you here who cannot even become pilots.」

The commotion stopped and the children became quiet. Among them there were also children who got teary eyed.

「──But, so what?」

‘Eh’, the children spontaneously raised their voices.

「It’s sad to have your hopes not coming true, but that ain’t mean that you ladies and gentlemen are worthless because of that. A human’s value ain’t decided from the height of their ability. How that person lives, that is what will decide the value of that person.」

The children held their breaths and stared fixedly at Gertrude.

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「That’s why even if you cannot become an ace, it’s fine if you can become a support pilot. Even if you cannot become a pilot, it’s fine if you can do ground duty. It’s fine if you can find the place where you will be the most useful and work hard there with pride. Live well, and there not gonna be anyone who laugh on you ladies and gentlemen saying that you are worthless.」

Gertrude grinned.

「If you do that, then there will be a time where even someone like me who only has normal ability will be needed by those guys who possess monstrous ability.」

Those words weren’t something that she only had smattering knowledge about or second-hand knowledge. They were words that Gertrude herself discovered within her life and proved with her way of life.

Perhaps the children here couldn’t understand or accept it. But, one day the time would come when they understood. That was what Gertrude thought.

「The damn talk ends here! We are starting training now! First is a light run for warming up! Keep damn running until I say stop!」

When Gertrude clapped her hands, the children obediently started running on the schoolyard track. Kizuna waved his hand to Gertrude who was walking to the edge of the courtyard while scratching her head.

Gertrude who noticed Kizuna jogged towards him.

「This is damn unusual isn’t it, boss Kizuna. Did you escape from the scene of carnage?」

「What an abrupt greeting there, godslayer Ger-san.」

「Stop calling me like that! Just who in the hell started that!? The guy who damn spread that nickname!!」

「I don’t know who but, isn’t it fine?」

Gertrude glared at Kizuna with suspicion.

「I’m completely failing to live up to that name damn it……rather than that.」

Gertrude stared at the girl with golden hair and golden eyes running in the courtyard.

「As expected, is boss worried about Setsuna?」

「……Well yeah.」

Hida Setsuna──on the surface she was Kizuna’s little sister, but the truth was different.

The girl who possessed the consciousness of the AI Thanatos who accomplished evolution until she became a god that ruled all the worlds, and now she possessed the body of Nayuta, Kizuna’s mother who became a machine god──that was Setsuna.

Although, Thanatos’s memory didn’t remain.

It hadn’t been a year since her birth, but her mental age was already growing until it wasn’t inferior compared to the age of her appearance. How would she grow from now on, would she discover special abilities someday, there would be no end to it if they listed the things that were a matter of concern.

「She looks like a good kid ain’t she?」

「Yeah……looks like it.」

Kizuna’s eyes that were watching Setsuna had worry in it even while he was saying that.

Gertrude thought that was surely because Kizuna was treasuring Setsuna.

「After this it will be a practical training of Technical Gear, how about it? Boss can be her training partner. Boss is also good at handling Technical Gear ain’t it.」

「Technical Gear huh……」

Kizuna recalled the time he challenged Aine using Technical Gear and smiled wryly.

「I have nothing but memories of almost dying with it but……that skill isn’t something that I can forget. I’ll give it a try.」

「──No. Please come with me.」

A whisper entered his ear.

「Uwaaah!?」

Kizuna almost rolled over to the front to get away from the source of the voice and he turned around.

「Valdy huh……you, don’t keep appearing in a way that is bad for my heart.」

Valdy who was wearing magic armor was standing behind the spot where he was at just now.

「Reiri-sama is calling. I will lead you until the lab’s command room right away.」

Kizuna nodded weakly.

He understood what it was about in general.

Kizuna had no more plans for today. That was why he was called.

He also thought about escaping, but it would be impossible for him to shake off Valdy’s pursuit. It would be a different story if she let him off, but Valdy had sworn absolute loyalty to Reiri. It was unthinkable that she would let him off.

Ragrus properly reported to Zelcyone and came to Ataraxia after receiving permission, but as for Valdy, she was already here when they noticed.

There was no way to go back so, she was working as Reiri’s bodyguard but……honestly speaking, she was excellent.

After all, Reiri who was the leader of Ataraxia had her life being targeted by the secret agencies and terrorists from the whole world.

When Reiri attended events like international summits and the like, it would become a situation that made him want to ask whether it was an international tournament of assassins. However, Valdy safely protected Reiri to the end and annihilated the hostile assassins.

Since then, Valdy was called the 『god of death』 and she was feared by the secret agencies of many countries.

Although, Reiri too was unrivalled when she equipped Zeros.

「Hm?」

Kizuna felt his body floating.

「Wait, oi! Valdy!」

Valdy carried Kizuna in the posture of princess carry. Gertrude grinned seeing that.

「Haha, this reminds me when I sneaked into Vatlantis together with boss.」

「Shut up! Forget about that!! Valdy, got it! I’ll walk by myself, so let me down!」

「It’s my role to carry out Reiri-sama’s order without fail. Please bear with it for a while.」

「Wai……no」

Valdy leaped with Kizuna in her arms.