– Yes. My dear Nii-san.

– Uwaa, *Sob*..

Aoi lifts her glasses and wipes her tears with the sleeve of her uniform.

– But, there’s one thing I want to ask you, Aoi-chan..

– What is it, you want to ask?

– Why did you decide to go and find your PDA on your own? If you had asked the Student Council, they would have looked for a way to solve it. Also, I think if you have something to say, you should not hide it from us..

– Wow, your PDA is in standby mode..

– Wait a minute, Rebecca! You promised me that you would not tell Karen-san in any way―

Desperate, Aoi tried to close Rebecca’s mouth.

– But, I don’t think it’s necessary to keep this secret to Karen. Definitely our friendship will not be broken by something like that― Karen, take a look and see what’s in the standby mode.

Saying that, Rebecca pulls out the PDA from Aoi’s pocket and throws it to Karen’s knees.

– Ah! Don’t see it, Karen-san!

– At the moment that Aoi shouted, Karen had already picked up Aoi’s PDA with her arms, and looked with her eyes at the standby screen.

– Isn’t this my Nii-san?

– U, uwaaaaaa..

Aoi’s face was really red and she looked down at the floor.

– To summarize, this is what it means. In that time when you joined, Aoi said she’s a fan of yours. But that’s a lie. Actually Aoi turns out to be a fan of your older brother. Eventually I wasn’t going to reveal it or something like that.

– Ahaha, so it was that kind of thing?

Unexpectedly, Karen laughs.

– Although, I would like you to have told me before.

– But, to me, Karen loves her Onii-san very much, and that iswhy, for me, it makes me feel bad to have this kind of feelings towards Hayato-san ..

– Faced with something like that, it does not bother me.

– Huh?

– Nii-san is amazing, and very cool, from the beginning I had a lot of rivals. As it has increased by one person, for Karen it is nothing special.

– Hey, are you sure of what you’re saying?

– Oh..!

Aoi’s face shines.

Karen looks at that face and smiles, and then continue with her words.

– But, there’s no doubt that Karen loves her number one Nii-san very much and that it is undeniable that we have been together for a long time. With all that, I think it will continue like this forever. That’s why I will not lose, Aoi-chan.

– In spite of that I, I will also give my best and I will not lose!

– Then, why don’t we regroup and take him a picture?

– .. Eh?

Aoi looks puzzled.

– The picture of a few seconds ago, it was an image captured in secret, right? It seems that it was taken from a long distance and that, its capture was something difficult to do, isn’t it? Karen has many pictures of her Nii-san, I’m carrying a bunch of them.

– Wo- would you give them to me!?

– Hmm, what should I do? Aoi-chan is supposed to be my rival.

With the laughter of the three people echoing in the hospital room, Charlotte and the nurse in charge of the hospital, Mihal, arrive there.

– Hey now, here it’s pretty noisy. According to what Nakri-kun told me about your state of health, are you really well?

– Yes, I feel that my body is returning to normal.

– Then, will you be able to go to my laboratory with your own feet?

– As I said I’m already fi―

– Karen-chan, are you okay?

Mihal quickly goes to give her support to the body of Karen, who descends with difficulty from the bed.

– Ahaha, I think I’ve staggered a little. But I’m fine, I just have to stand firmly.

She collapsed because of the fatigue of the intense combat yesterday, and perhaps also because she no longer has the power of Liza because it has left her body. But, now she can perfectly stand with both legs. So also apparently can walk.

– Very good. Karen, there’s very little left for you to rest once you finish this medical examination. It’s getting late at night, so you go back home and take a break.

With the words of Charlotte, Rebecca and Aoi leave the hospital room.

– See you, Karen.

– Goodnight.

Karen says goodbye to the two people who leave the hospital room, with these words.

– See you again tomorrow at school―

Hayato and Emilia were in the reception room of the palace. After leaving the stadium, receiving treatment for his injuries while the police took a statement of the events, the time indicated that it was already nine o’clock at night. Thanks to Sakura and pontiff Serivia, who was with her two guards, and to the words of thanks they received from King Granald, they were finally released from that process.

They just needed to go back to the room prepared in the guest rooms to go to sleep― and that’s what, there’s an incoming call on Emilia’s PDA.

It was on behalf of the <<Technologist in Charge>>?Main Technologist?of Little Garden, Charlotte Dimandius.

– It seems that the battle with Joker has come to an end. Everyone is safe in Little Garden. Of course, Karen-chan too.

– I see..

Hayato feels relieved to hear the words of Emilia who has finished talking to Charlotte.

– At the moment, there is something less to worry about.

Both Douglas and Bratt are being subjected as terrorists in a trial under the administration of justice of the Federation of Britannia and from which a verdict will be issued.

As Hayato has said, Douglas has been involved in a coup d’etat after reaching the top of the military order, and that he intended to put the sovereign state of the British Empire under the power of Wenz.

Bratt also cooperated with him, because he received bribes, through illegal donations in secret funds and things like that.

Although he could be exposed at the time he suffered the defeat in the upcoming elections for Prime Minister, far from saying that his political career came to an end, there was the possibility that he would be imprisoned.

However, if the coup d’etat was successful, not only could he continue as Prime Minister, but he could also eliminate everything related to it.

Of course all that was taken by the wind.

Bratt anyway, would lose the position of Prime Minister. Adding that, a scientist who was captured in Gudenburg by Vitaly and who revived Joker, the?Homunculus, said that he was a former scientist belonging to the kingdom of Wenz. It was what he had already heard from Charlotte by Emilia.

The secret unit of the Kingdom of Wenz, which moved behind the United Nations, entered the base of the anti-Slayer group. From the materials they obtained by annihilating those who were there, they moved through clandestine ways the Variable Stone to the Kingdom of Wenz, and it was there that discovered that Douglas, had a large sum of money, coming everything to light.

Douglas did not punish that scientist, but threatened him, so he could use it and leave it under his control. At the same time, he obtained documentation on the plans related to the?Homunculus?from the materials found when they checked the database. He went in search of Joker, revived him and freed him in Sangria.

To all this, a deal has been decided with Britannia in which the scientist will be prosecuted in Liberia.

– Charlotte has reported that there has been considerable damage to the city of Sangria, and that Little Garden hasn’t received any. They have confidence that they can leave port in a week, as they have planned. It would be good if things happened for a moment a little slower.

– I second that.

After putting her PDA back in her pocket, Emilia reclines on the sofa sitting on the left side of where Hayato is.

Sakura was sitting in front of them, with a strange expression on her face looking at that scene.

– Hayato-kun, can you make me a spot in that place?

She gets up, and sits on the right side of Hayato.

But―.

– It seems that peace will not come so easily.

Inside the room. Sakura stopped when she heard those words from Serivia, who was looking up at the void in the sky.

– Pontiff-sama, with that, what do you..?

Sakura asks as she turns her eyes to the window.

– Could it be perhaps the prophecy of Serivia-san?

Continuing with Hayato’s question.

– Huuh, what does that have to do?

Looking at Hayato and company, *Fufufu*, Serivia laughed.

– It turns out that being surrounded by two beautiful women, it is not so simple to achieve the tranquility of day after day, and―

– No, that, Serivia-san!?

– It will get ugly if I meddle, that is why I will depart from here .. I am sure we will meet again somewhere. I have that feeling. On the other hand, I know you will be safe, but even so, let me pray for it, and for you to be happy. May God bless you all―.

Serivia led her two followers and left the reception room.

– I can feel in one way or another that she is a wonderful person. There was an aura in her that was even capable of dulling that of an Idol like mine.

– She was the?Pontiff-sama?of Puritaria..

Even Sakura, she was considerably nervous after that.

– Something more important than that, Hayato-kun.

Now that she has finally been able to sit comfortably next to Hayato and then take his arm, Sakura continued.

– The day after tomorrow is the day Hayato returns to Little Garden, isn’t it? As the case of the engagement is already solved and if you have nothing else to do, why don’t you come to see me at the Louvre?

– Hmm .. this .. for me it’s not a problem but..

Hayato directs his sight towards Emilia.

It is to check if there is something wrong.

– Don’t count with me.

Emilia responds immediately.

– I’ve seen the live performance so many times so far, that I don’t find it funny anymore. In addition, Hayato is now in a state in which he has completely consumed his?Sense Energy. It is better for him to take it easy and rest for a whole day here in Gudenburg.

– He-hey!

This time it was Emilia who pulled his arm.

– Besides, I am no longer a mere fiancée, my father has given us his approval, so that there are no restrictions in which two people can love each other? I know, what if we go to a museum? I’ll be your guide!

– ..What? What does this mean? Besides, didn’t you just “to take it easy and rest for a whole day? Also why are you talking about a date like that? And what’s more, it’s completely boring!

Sakura supports herself on Hayato and tries to eat Emilia.

– My live performances continue to have a perfect production every time, they always change so that nobody gets bored of them, and first of all, I didn’t invite Emilia to go! I only invited Hayato-kun!

– What? Is Sakura-san saying that she intends to monopolize Hayato?

– Even if you came to the live performance, when I sing, the view of Hayato-kun will never go to Emilia’s. So, it’s really the same.

– Ha, that’s impossible! Hayato is always thinking of me. That’s why in his?Dual Act, his second weapon was exactly the same as my armor, or am I wrong? The Hundred take shape according to the power of feelings. Hayato and I are one! It really is like this, isn’t it, Hayato!?

– Well, at that.. this..

It is certainly how Emilia thinks, but how to say it.

Hayato does not know.

– Aagh .. Then, both of you come to the live performance! It will be a duel!

– Okay, whatever!

– This, you two, could you stop fighting for a moment..

Seeing the two girls who remained vigorously attacking in this heated discussion, Hayato feels deep down in his heart that Serivia’s predictive ability is real.