Saikyou Mahoushi no Inton Keikaku

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It was cold that night.

It's warm in the girls' dormitory on campus, but the darkness gets darker as the night goes by. This warmth difference is the best way to realize that Babel's protective walls have been removed.

Until now, temperatures have been easily adjusted, and occasional odd climates should have been artificial. Therefore, although it is only natural in this cold season, I am reminded of the difficulty of resisting it.

Well, I was sure that it had adapted strangely.

If the cold persists, I feel this is normal.

I wonder if the moon is hiding today.

It was about midnight when I finally went to bed, and I looked outside.

The dark blue hair was sometimes after the bath, and instead of the usual one-sided dumpling style, the long hair was lowered.

Even in your own room, the dormitory is basically a shared room, so not everything is decided at your own pace. The other party was already asleep and the room only had a small light.

That's why there are so many occasions when the moonlight helps.

When I came to the window to close the curtains, I thought I'd go to bed.

(That's... I mean, how could I work so late?)

Fione was deeply worried when he acknowledged his classmates coming to the dormitory. And a girl with gray hair appearing outside, a complicated sigh of breath leaks against Noir.

I've heard from Noir himself that she kills people without knowing the details of her work. So I couldn't quite accept it, whether it was necessary or not.

However, Noir is still an alumni. There is also the aspect of troublemaker, but in the same system, I got advice when I was temporarily worried.

From that background, Fione now recognizes her as a friend. The opponent will look obviously disgusting.

I'm sure I've become more concerned about Noir's behavior than ever before.

(It may be unusual. I can't believe Nova came home late.)

Yes, I don't know about Noir's job, but she'll still be home in time for the girls' dorm curfew. Isn't it the first time that you know you're going to cross the day even if you're late?

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She muttered "Welcome Back" towards the front door and stopped looking back as if Noir had been played.

Turn your heel back and step back a few steps, narrow your eyes as if you were looking far away.

"What are you doing!? Noir ran in a different direction from the dormitory.

Fione was already on his way to the door of the room when he saw it. Weave the blanket on your chair over your shoulder and gently peek into the hallway.

As expected, there were no senior students around this time of year.

Senior students, of course, don't have a single child. A little creepy, but Fione closes the door without making any noise.

She went outside in a rustic pajama.

Stupid, honestly, if you walk out the front door, you'll get caught by a tough guard. In the first place, the eyes of the guards are on the rare visitors from the outside - the traitors - and they are less alert from the inside out. It is also based on the premise that it is an honorary student.

Normally, you wouldn't be able to go out this late at night, and even if you cross the high wall surrounding the girls' dorm, it's not a rope.

Night patrols take up time thanks to the security on the wall.

Among them, magic sensing was troublesome.

Fione, however, turned to the side of the dorm and nodded, "Here it is."

It's a common way out when Noir comes home past the curfew.

Normally, it's a difficult route for ordinary people. Of course, there are no simple things like holes in the wall.

There are minor depressions on the wall and some footprints on the opposite side of the dormitory.

"And this strange handle? That's right."

The handle of the inspection port is placed in a fairly high position. I feel like I can be hooked with one finger. Above all, the barbed wire on the wall was slightly distorted.

I wonder if there's room for just one foot. Imagine how Noir normally uses it here.

Noir mostly comes in from the outside, but sometimes comes out from the inside. But that's not a lot.

After checking the route, Foone slightly bends his knees and kicks the wall, reaching out to the inspection mouth. Against the wall and back, the wall was kicked vigorously and flipped in the air.

Turn upside down and cross the top of the wall to the knees of your feet.

So he let go of his hand, and crossed the wall with momentum. When he managed to adjust his posture, he landed on the top of the wall, in a small space.

"Phew, I managed to climb. My fingers hurt and I have to say something to Nova."

The blanket was held back in front of his neck and Fione broke through the wall.

After Noir, she runs off on a run. It gets darker at night, and the girls' dorm lights go away.

Just because the moon was hidden, when it was so dark, Fione's feet were about to fall.

It is extremely dangerous for a girl to walk alone in the middle of the night.

Considering such a neighborhood's old age, Fione was distracting himself from the fear of darkness.

"Nova, nova. Where are you?"

I feel that Fione, who calls in small detail, has come to a despicable place. Even on the premises of the same college, almost none of the students come here.

The trees are dense, and the academy is not working on leveling the ground. It was a place where I didn't have any errands.

In a sense, is it for landscape use?

It was a long time ago that I ignored the last street lamp and got off the sidewalk.

The noir that you can't find slowly becomes more attentive. He wrapped Fione's shoulders so that he could hold the blanket.

It must have been lucky to see the back of Noir entering the trees.

Perhaps a normal female student is too scared to walk alone at this late evening, even if she has business to attend to.

In that sense, Fione may have courage.

However, it goes without saying that I had already begun to regret having jumped out of the dormitory without thinking.

"--You 're lying!!

Immediately after the trees felt groaned, the strange silence now struck Fione.

It was the existence of a ghost that I thought aggressively.

"Ahhh..."

To distract fear, Fione sang a song. Pull something like a lullaby from the orphanage out of a dusty memory drawer.

I shook, shook up my voice, turned off the pitch... and sang like I was trying to keep the beast away.

There are human beings here. I don't suppose even the body of the song did it anymore.

At that time, there were further signs of something shaking in the back of my vision.

The creepy shake disappears. Unlike the shadow of a dark night, it's probably...

"Hih!? I hate it...!! Don't eat, it's not good, it's not good."

I ran with all my might.

Without even knowing which way to go anymore, Fione screamed, "Let's go home" and went into the darkness.

Then, from the side to side, the sound of roughness and creepy leaf rubbing buzzes your ears.

Shortly afterwards, Fione was strongly pulled by his wrist and fell down.

"You should be quiet, Fione."

"No, no, no, no...."

"Don't stick. And there's blood on the blanket. Is that okay?

"Eh...!?

Fione regains consciousness and stares. As I became accustomed to the darkness, I was able to check the status of Noir. Indeed, her clothes were smoking blood. It's not as bright as red, but the stain is red and black.

Fortunately, it didn't smell, but I can easily imagine that it would probably be human blood in Noir's work.

Fione was distracted from her while placing her between coughs.

"Well, why don't you just go straight back to the dorm!

"What does that have to do with you?

If they do say it, it feels like it's too much interference, and I can draw your attention by honestly saying that you were worried.

"Yes, I'm coming. Let's go. It's dangerous."

Looking around, Fione feels a faint feeling on his back. Darkness and invisibility only arouse fear. Unverifiable anxiety easily creates a bad imagination.

But that's not all.

Noir turned back and flew his gaze towards the back of the bush. While being caught by it, Fione's eyes were also struck by the sight of something scary.

It feels like you two are bending down and peeking in line.

"Is anyone there?

The slight silhouette was confirmed by Fione's pure vision.

Looking at Noir's face as she asked, she was weighing herself to death.

And Fione took a breath, looking in the darkness, his eyes narrowed, and his silhouette, and his hair rolled up slightly in the wind.