Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Brynhildr Valkyries Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 4===

The next day, after standing on the podium to introduce myself to all the students, I was taken to Brynhildr Class where I had been assigned.

"—No need to be so nervous. The homeroom currently consists of merely two other girls who had arrived in Midgard recently. You are all new, so you should be getting along soon."

Stopping in front of the classroom, Haruka-san said to me in my nervousness.

"Umm... So there are only three students belonging to Brynhildr Class, including you, Haruka-san...?"

I asked in surprise. Although I knew that Ds were not numerous, there were even fewer than I had imagined. Back in school in Japan, the classes I attended had over thirty students sitting in rows. The gap was giving me pause.

"Indeed, there were some senior students who 'graduated' not too long ago. I am about to graduate too. Brynhildr Class is currently in a transition phase."

Graduating... This probably referred to Ds losing their powers upon adulthood and leaving Midgard.

Each homeroom seemed to gather students of similar ages but needed to add newcomers when approaching "graduation."

The current Brynhildr Class was probably where new students were gathered.

"Then time to enter, Mononobe Mitsuki."

"Y-Yes!"

I nodded and Haruka-san opened the door, entering the classroom. Without faltering, I followed.

I glanced sideways to observe the classroom. There was only seating for nine students, in a 3x3 arrangement. Two girls were sitting in seats in the front row.

One of them was a girl with long blonde hair. Like Haruka-san, she projected an air of dignity, but compared to the Haruka-san, whose composure exuded vibes of kindness, this girl seemed a bit stern.

Then there was a short-haired girl with a book in her hand. Lost in the world of books huh? Lifting her head, she looked absent-mindedly at me.

"Although it has been said in the full-school assembly earlier, let us make introductions again. This is Mononobe Mitsuki, who will be a member of Brynhildr Class starting today."

Standing at the lectern, Haruka-san introduced me.

"I-I am Mononobe Mitsuki. From Japan. Nice to meet you all!"

I greeted them nervously and bowed my head deeply.

Clap clap clap. Hearing applause, I breathed a sigh of relief and looked up.

"Then you two should introduce yourselves in order too."

Once the applause ended, Haruka-san urged the two girls.

"—Understood."

The blonde girl stood up and gazed straight at me with her blue eyes.

"My name is Lisa Highwalker and I am British. Please feel free to ask me any time should anything you don't understand arise."

She tossed her sleek and golden hair and spoke her name with pride. I felt something akin to a distinct presence from her, pressuring me despite our similar ages.

"...Well, there were also many things we didn't understand when we first came to Midgard recently."

However, Lisa-san's face went red after the short-haired girl murmured.

"H-Hold on, Firill-san! Please refrain from unnecessary comments when I finally managed to present myself as a senior! Now you are making Mitsuki-san uneasy!"

"But... Trying too hard isn't good. Lisa, you'll fail if you put on airs like that."

"Gah..."

Turning even redder, Lisa-san sat back down in extreme embarrassment. She seemed to be a more friendly person than first impressions implied.

Her stern vibes were apparently the result of her attempt to present herself as a reliable senior student.

Next, after Lisa sat down, the girl named Firill stood up.

"...Nice to meet you. I'm Firill Crest. No need to treat me as a senior, let's get along as classmates, okay?"

"Y-Yes! Pleased to meet you, Firill-san. Pleased to meet you too, Lisa-san, I am very happy for your gesture of care."

I bowed many times to Firill-san and Lisa-san.

"Mitsuki-san, there is no need for you to bow so many times. Excessive politeness would look like an inferiority complex, wouldn't it?"

"Oh sorry. I will pay attention..."

Reminded by Lisa, I frantically apologized.

"Aw, Lisa is acting like a senior again—"

"T-That's neither here nor there, okay!?"

Hearing Firill-san's comment, Lisa went red and turned her face away.

"So—Now that introductions are over, let's decide your seat. Mononobe Mitsuki, please pick any empty seat of your liking."

Had she been waiting for the conversation to finish? Haruka-san's sonorous voice interjected.

"Anywhere?"

"Indeed—Uh, I almost forgot to mention. The seat on the last row next to the window is mine, so excluding that one."

Saying that, Haruka-san gave me a push on the back.

Descending from the lectern, I felt Lisa-san and Firill-san's gazes while I looked at the empty seats.

"Umm, I-I choose this one."

I walked over to the last row and sat down on the seat closest to the corridor. Sitting on the far corner diagonally from me, Firill looked at me, apparently offended.

"Eh— ...Why are you sitting so far away from me? Do you hate me?"

"No, that's not it! Everyone is sitting at a corner, so I..."

I frantically explained, trying to tell her I meant nothing by it.

"Why don't you sit over here? I'm very interested in Japanese manga and anime so I'd like to chat with you about them."

"U-Umm..."

She wanted me to go over. What should I do? While I was caught in a dilemma, Lisa intervened.

"If Mitsuki-san feels that seat is fine, so be it. Fixed seating only applies during lessons. Just get together after class if you want to chat with her."

"Ehhhh... But Lisa..."

Firill grumbled while pouting.

"It will be noisy for you during lessons if you sit near Firill-san, understood? That's why I moved away from that seat."

Shrugging, Lisa-san was looking at me with eyes saying "What will you do?"

"Umm, in that case, I will sit here..."

After some deliberation, I sat down again in the seat I had chosen.

"...Lisa, so bad."

"This is simply retribution for earlier."

After Firill-san grumbled unhappily, Lisa-san retorted nonchalantly.

Judging from the way they spoke to each other without reservation, Lisa-san and Firill-san seemed to be quite good friends.

No sense of distance, getting along naturally.

I guess I should chat with Firill-san about manga and anime first to build up our relationship.

Deciding that, I recalled the anime I had watched before and the manga kept in my old home—