Editing Masou Gakuen HxH:Volume 13 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 7===

──The next day.

Kizuna was rushed with ceremonies and interviews that he didn’t even have time to meet Aine.

He thought that there would be a chance to meet at night, but it was suddenly decided that he would make an appearance at the farewell live show of Amaterasu and Masters.

Although it might be called a decision, in reality the woman named Maris who introduced herself as the manager of Amaterasu was forcefully taking him to the specially constructed stage in the colosseum without letting him refuse.

And then in the VIP room there was a figure who was looking down at Kizuna who was waving his hand on the stage.

「Good grief. They didn’t even give any notice……」

Reiri muttered with a displeased look and gulped the alcohol in her glass in one gulp.

Inside the room with luxurious decorations, the music and noises in the venue were broadcasted in moderate volume.

「Headmaster.」

Landred who was sitting beside her on the sofa reached out to pour alcohol into Reiri’s glass.

「Ah, thanks.」

Reiri held out her glass and received the alcohol.

Zelcyone who was sitting across from her frowned seeing that exchange.

「You are still calling her like that……」

Landred smiled like a holy mother.

「Yes. I’m thinking to persist with it till the end after coming this far.」

Inside the VIP room, the adult group of Reiri, Zelcyone, and Landred were pouring alcohol for each other.

「That kind of farce……that was just for Nayuta’s amusement.」

Zelcyone looked to be in a bad mood. Landred faced her and shook her head.

「From my point of view, I’m grateful to Nayuta-san. In the end she repaired Genesis and saved this world after all. Besides, she made my dream come true.」

「Dream?」

「Yes……I wish to live not as a queen, but as a normal citizen, living a peaceful life while feeling a small happiness. It’s that kind of meager dream.」

Zelcyone leaned her body on the sofa behind her as though she was going to lie down.

「I see. Certainly that is a meager wish, but it is the hardest wish for the queen of Baldin.」

Reiri shook her glass and stared at the swaying alcohol.

「I’ll keep that room in the teacher dormitory empty with your name on it.」

「Eh?」

Reiri smiled at the astonished Landred.

「Also we always have shortage for the nursing staff. If you feel like it then send me your CV.」

「My. But, it looks like it will be really difficult to come for the interview.」

「However Landred-sensei, no one understands what the future holds. Perhaps someday the day will come when it becomes possible to come and go across both worlds again.」

If it was Landred who possessed magic power and also the knowledge and skill to infer Odin’s history, then perhaps someday she would discover the way to travel to another world. Such thinking suddenly crossed Reiri’s mind.

There was no basis to it. But, Landred’s mysterious atmosphere, it had something that made her felt ‘perhaps’──such a feeling.

Zelcyone lifted up her upper body from the sofa and leaned forward.

「Oi, is there any basis in what you said just now?」

「No, nothing at all.」

「None at all.」(Landred)

Zelcyone clicked her tongue in disappointment.

「What? Do you have any lingering attachment to Lemuria?」

「That’s not it. Just……」

Zelcyone fell silent after that. The other two made a wondering face seeing her like that. During that time, Zelcyone’s cheeks were slightly tinged red.

「It’s just, you know……I have a debt to Kizuna……it’s just a bit annoying if he runs away like this.」

Reiri’s eyes narrowed coldly.

「I’ll say this first, I’ve no need for an older little sister.」

「Wha……-!?」

Zelcyone prattled on in a rush.

「Oi! You yourself, do something about your brother complex! To begin with you are Kizuna’s big sister right!? Do you think that Kizuna is your possession!?」

However Reiri glared back with a composed smile.

「Obviously. A little brother is the possession of the older sister since they were born. Remember that.」

「……Kuh! To think there is such custom between male and female siblings……」

Zelcyone stood up in a bad mood and walked to the exit.

「My, you are going back already?」

「Yeah. I remembered a bit of work to do.」

Zelcyone left behind the thorny parting remark and exited the room.

「……What’s with her?」

Reiri was staring with a dubious gaze at the door that Zelcyone went out from.

「──Now, it’s just the two of us, headmaster♥」

Landred’s whisper caused Reiri’s hair to stand on end.

──’Damn it!?’

「La, Landred……-! Wa」

At that time Reiri was already pushed down by Landred.