An outcast dropout, surviving on the frontier and rising to become an S-ranked counter-magician.

After organizing the information we brought back since then, orders were to be given again from above. The purpose of the new mission was to gather information as before, but the placement of special class anti-magicians was also new.

''Yulia-san. I will once again tell you the story that was decided above.''

Yes, sir.

Originally, all the special class anti-magicians were supposed to be gathered together, but this time, the others were just going to have another mission overlap, so I was the only one to hear about it from Princess Liane.

I was called into the conference room as usual and stood in front of her as she looked at the materials.

''Then let's start with what we're going to talk about,''

Yes, sir.

Then she spoke about the information in a matter-of-fact manner.

''As for the special class anti-magician, the lower levels will be asked to go around defending the Boundary City. And the top four will be asked to mainly investigate the twilight and so on. We don't have any plans yet to do large-scale operations like we did before, but we may have to go out a bit more.

Yes, sir.

I folded my hands behind my back and took in the words. Originally, the subject had been discussed before. As for me, I'm already used to going to the twilight itself. There are times when I feel a sense of fear in fighting, but now, that feeling is as close to zero as possible.

Since I learned that I'm a half-blood of the demon race, my senses are no longer human. Or maybe it's because I've been in the twilight for a long time.

My body has already been invaded by the twilight. Of course, you may be better suited for it than others, but you don't know when you're going to die. What I do know is that we versus mages are fighting for our own lives.

Without a doubt, that remains as a feeling.

We fight on the front lines, even at the cost of our own lives. It's just that we're passing on our feelings, after all.

Yulia-san.

Yes. What is this?

She stood up and moved closer to me. Her eyes seemed to be slightly moist.

She squeezed my hand. There was a definite warmth to it.

''I'm sure Yulia-san will be in more danger in the future.

'Yes, sir. I'm ready for it.

So, you see...

After averting his gaze for a bit, he comes even closer to me with a guffaw.

''I'll support Yulia-san!

Support, sir?

Yes!

With a twinkle in her eye, she said something like that to me.

'Yulia-san always pushes herself a little too hard. So from now on, I'll manage you well.

''Well. I'm really afraid to ask the princess to do that...

'No. Don't be shy, okay?

He squeezes my hand even more forcefully. His eyes were unapologetic.

''Well, then, may I ask you to do something for me?''

Yes!　Of course!

His smile really looked brighter than ever.