I, the Heir of Heroes

The world froze with Miyuki at the center——it seemed so.

Neither the road nor the walls were covered with frost.

What is frozen is the cognitive world.

The companions exposed to this fluctuation did not change, but the enemy soldiers who tried to shoot or throw grenades at them were just so stiff and unable to move.

It's not freezing, it's stilling.

Not the body, but the mind freezes.

The mental interference magic outside the system - "Lamenting the Styx".

A frozen spirit will not wake up again.

A frozen mind cannot recognize death, nor can it command physical death.

Enemies whose minds have been frozen maintain their last commanded posture and fall down like statues.

No one can explain what Miyuki did.

But all see visions of the frozen world.

Everyone intuitively knew that Miyuki had done something.

Even if I can't put it into words, I still feel the terror of losing my spirit.

The battlefield fell into silent silence in such a turning point, as if the tragic situation surrounded by killing intent just now was just an illusion.

Sighing slowly, Miyuki took one last look at the dead enemy, then dissipated the unbearable feeling deep in her pupils, and turned to look at her surviving companion.

Kirihara and Isori, who were protecting Hanon and Sayaka, didn't seem to have reacted yet. They slowly sat up from the ground with disbelieving expressions on their faces, and then looked down at their bodies in doubt.

Hua Yin, who was staring blankly at her lover, suddenly hugged Fifty Li and cried loudly.

Miyuki turned around when she heard light footsteps of "da" coming from behind, and saw Erika jumping off the helicopter with an Odachi that was longer than her height.

"It's been hard work, but it's really amazing."

Erika spoke to her as usual, and Miyuki returned with a low-key smile—a somewhat lonely smile.

"...Nothing, if it was my brother who came, I would definitely be able to do better. If someone hadn't shot to protect them first, my magic would be meaningless..."

"Huh? Tatsuya-san? But I'm talking about Miyuki's magic. Isn't it amazing to be able to attack only the enemy like that? It's Miyuki."

Erica's expression wasn't playful or aggressive.

He simply praised Miyuki's strength.

There is no emotion of terror.

and so……

"……thanks."

Miyuki was able to respond naturally, with her usual tone.

"Well~ what's there to be thankful for. Now, we need to hurry up and get those four idiots on the helicopter, and it won't do any good to delay here-if they want to cry, they need to find a good place !"

Erica smiled heroically, but Erica didn't care at all.

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In the helicopter fleeing from the coastal area to the inland, there was silence, and there was an inexplicable atmosphere that made people dare not speak.

But they couldn't continue to bear this unnatural feeling, Isuri and Kirihara looked around awkwardly.

"Thank you very much, Chairman Mayumi."

It is an excellent upbringing to keep the words of gratitude firmly on the lips in ordinary life, but when used to respond to the critical moment of life and death just now, such expressions are too pale and weak.

Shili didn't know how to speak, but he still said it solemnly.

"Ala, it should be the former student council president. Besides, I was not the one who rescued you just now. You can thank the wrong person!"

The tone is still familiar to everyone, and the mature and cute way of speaking seems to be trying to adjust the atmosphere.However, the effect is not very obvious.

After the astonishment, Shisato smiled awkwardly and followed the direction of Mayumi's finger, looking at the only strange man in the case.

At first, they thought they were just rescued refugees they met along the way, but looking at it this way, they probably didn't think so.

"Thank you very much for your helping hand just now."

"do not worry about it."

"No, I can't ignore that fact. In the battle just now, if I didn't have you, I'm afraid I would have died there. If I don't express this kindness to you solemnly, I will have a bad conscience."

This time, it was Kirihara who stood up suddenly from his seat and bowed solemnly at ninety degrees.The slightly shaking chassis did not affect the opponent's standing posture at all, and he thanked him very solemnly by addressing him in honorific terms.

"If it makes you feel better, you owe me an important favor."

"Understood."

Instead of repeating meaningless words of thanks, Kirihara raised his cheeks more seriously than before.The character developed from practicing martial arts since childhood, let him know that actions are more powerful than any words.

After sitting back in his seat like this, he and Shili looked at each other, and he was obviously relieved.

At least, now they finally have a channel to soothe their emotions.