Unlimited Fafnir - a chinese web novel
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| Unlimited Fafnir |
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《銃皇無尽のファフニール》 BY TsukasaSynopsis
With the sudden appearance of the monsters that came to be called dragons, the world had completely changed. Before long, supernatural girls with the power of the dragons, called “D”, were born within the human race. The secret existence of the only male “D”, the boy Mononobe Yuu, was forcefully thrown into the school where the girls of “D” gathered – Midgard, where he saw the naked body of one of the students, Iris.>>Go to the chapter list of Unlimited Fafnir to read more!
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Chapter 1
I couldn't help but feel dizzy from the massive dissonance between the scenery before me and the world I used to live in.Clear blue skies. A navy-blue sea. A white beach. Coconut trees in the breeze. This tropical island scene was like a drawing.
Because it was too hot, I took off my long-sleeved jacket, leaving just a shirt, then looked out to sea.
"Am I dreaming...?"
I muttered to myself while listening to the sound of waves.
This suspicion rapidly turned into certainty.
Because a girl suddenly appeared out of the sea.
Beautiful silver hair, dripping wet, was glittering brightly from reflecting the dazzling sunlight. Droplets of water slid over clear, flawless snow-white skin, flowing along gentle curves.
Without wearing anything at all, she was walking on the beach nude.
Roughly the same age as me, probably fifteen or sixteen years old.
It really had been too long since I last saw a girl of my age, so I had no idea how to react.
However, I could not tear my eyes away from that snow-white, naked body. Seeing bulges that flashed in and out view between gaps in the silver hair, wobbling as the girl walked, I could not help but gulp.
"Yeah... This has to be a dream."
I sighed.
This kind of scenery could not possibly be reality. I must be quite exhausted.
Then at least before I fall asleep, allow me to enjoy this paradise. Because once the dream ended, the usual dark and gloomy world must be waiting for me again.
After thinking that, I stared at the naked girl.
Her beauty was akin to a fairy's—a kind of otherworldly charm detached from the mundane world. I was mesmerized by that beautiful figure.
Perhaps noticing my gaze, the girl turned her head to look in my direction.
Then the girl stopped moving.
Meeting her gaze, I felt extremely nervous, but since this was a dream, there was no need to panic. Anyway, I lifted my hand first to greet her.
"H-Hi, the weather's so nice today."
The girl's face instantly froze.
"Ky..."
"Ky?"
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!?"
The girl went bright red in the face and screamed. Then covering up the front of her body with her arms, she squatted down on the spot.
I was rooted to the spot by this shrill scream that almost split my eardrums in pain.
What could one say? This was a very normal response, not the slightest like a dream. Were I dreaming, developments ought to be... of a more sultry nature, right?
In other words, no way—
"This island and you... They're all real?"
"Y-You, w-what are you talking about? No, I should be asking why is there a man here!?"
Staring into my eyes, the girl's gaze conveyed not only shame but also fear.
This was apparently no dream. In that case, I definitely wronged her.
If this was reality, this island down south—Midgard—was indeed supposed to be completely free of men. One could hardly blame this girl for being so unguarded. I should have realized earlier.
"Oh... Ummm, sorry, actually—"
I apologized to her, but just as I was about to explain the whole story, the girl interrupted me and yelled loudly:
"C-Caduceus!!"
Using one arm to shield her well-shaped bust while raising the other arm towards the sky, she manifested a black sphere on her palm, which then turned into a silver-white staff.
"Dark matter transmutation...!?"
I stared wide-eyed in amazement but quickly understood that this was nothing worth getting surprised over.
Because every child at Midgard was a "D"—a superpower-wielding candidate for the Dragon Subjugation Squad.
"I-I can do this... I'll take care of you, a mere intruder!"
Speaking in a trembling voice, the girl pointed the front end of her staff at me.
"Hey—!?"
I noticed that the girl was about to attack using her superpowers.
So-called dark matter was an energy substance that only Ds were capable of producing, which could be converted into any material or phenomenon. If she conjured high-temperature flames, instantly burning me to ashes would not be impossible.
If what she intended to unleash was a wide-area attack, even trying to defend or evade would be pointless.
—I instantly felt my hairs stand on end.
In the depths of my consciousness, the originally slumbering monster woke up at this time.
This monster was deeply rooted in my subconscious.
When confronted with a crisis of life and death, instinct would calculate multiple patterns to strike preemptively.
Automatically selecting the most efficient and certain means of attack, the body would take action as though reflexively.
Recognizing the girl as an enemy, the monster of my subconscious brandished its claws at her.
Without changing my posture, merely raising my right hand by the minimum amount—
"Eeek!?"
Seeing fear surface on the girl's face, I instantly came back to my senses.
—At this rate, she will die. I was going to kill her.
My mind recognized this fact.
But time did not afford the luxury of changing my method of attack. If I did that, her attack would surely take my life first.
Instinct was insisting on the legitimacy of its actions, but I screamed in my heart to oppose instinct.
—What does my own life matter!?
Using rationality, I forced my subconscious action to stop, canceling the attack against the girl.
"Kuh..."
Muscles screamed while bones creaked from forcible exertion.
Perhaps due to coercive suppression of subconscious responses, my nervous system fell into disarray for a moment, rendering my body unable to follow the next order.
Although my brain was currently searching for other methods of reacting, my arms and legs failed to keep up with my thoughts.
Without missing out on the opening presented by the halt in my motion, the girl yelled loudly:
"I won't lose!"
Multiple black spheres could be seen manifesting near the staff's tip.
Since I had shown murderous intent towards her at one point, it was unlikely that she would show mercy towards me.
Chances of my surviving this wave of attacks were very low.
—Even so, this was my choice too.
Telling myself that, I quietly prepared myself.
However—
BOOM!!
The expected explosion arrived, but it happened under the girl's feet instead.
"Kyahhhhhhhhh..."
Raising a tall cloud of dust, the girl was blown into the air. Her shrill scream gradually faded into the distance.
Sand and soil fell in the surroundings like rain while the girl fell into the sea.
—Splash.
Then she did not float up again.
"Hey...? Hey hey hey!"
I ran towards the sea. While running, I removed my shirt then jumped into the clear seawater.
Fortunately, the seawater was clear and transparently, allowing me to swiftly locate the gradually sinking girl.
Picking up the apparently unconscious girl in my arms, I returned to the beach.
Unconscious people usually felt very heavy, but the girl's body was far lighter than imagined—far softer too.
"She shouldn't have died... Right?"
Laying the girl down on the beach, I examined her condition. No external injuries. The earlier explosion probably happened underground in the sand.
My gaze shifted downwards. Almost staring straight at the girl's bosom, I hastily turned my gaze away, but discovered a strangely shaped birthmark near the side of her abdomen.
"Is this... a dragon mark?"
A so-called dragon mark was an emblem that all Ds were born with. That mark on the girl's body did not resemble the kind caused by abrasive wounds.
Then trying to check her breathing, I brought my face close to hers.
The girl proceeded to open her eyes suddenly.
"Eh...?"
Our eyes met at extremely close range.
Only after inspecting at such a close distance did I realize that her face was very well-proportioned. Added to that was her head of silver hair and flawlessly clear skin.
Such sublime and otherworldly beauty, like a work of art, it made me stare in mesmerization—
"So pretty..."
The words slipped out of my mouth unintentionally.
"W-What what what..."
Lying on the sand, the girl went red in embarrassment, her lips trembling nonstop.
But she suddenly regained her senses. Using her left arm to cover her chest, she pointed at me with her right hand.
"H-Hold on!"
I held her arm down and straddled her, sealing off her movements.
"L-Let me go! Molester! Pervert!"
"I'm neither a molester nor a pervert, nor an intruder! Could you please listen to my explanation!?"
Although I was aware that such words should not be said while pinning a naked girl down on her back, I knew there was no way I could withstand more explosions from her.
"Q-Quit lying! I won't be tricked! Because Midgard is not supposed to have men!"
"I was brought here! I was stuffed into a shipping container along with supplies to be transported here!"
Last night, I suddenly received a reassignment order. Without receiving detailed explanations, I was taken to a container.
Then I was left behind in that dark and rocking container for a number of hours. When the container was finally opened, I already found myself on this tropical island.
The ship that had delivered the container was no longer in sight. I found myself surrounded by autonomous work robots.
I wandered all over the place in search of people but ran into this naked girl.
"I can't believe you hid inside a container to sneak in here... Y-You must be a professional spy, right?"
"No, I said I was stuffed into a container, right? And even if I managed to sneak in, it's impossible to bypass the security system here. Do you really think the concentric defensive system named Midgardsormr, legendary for being impregnable, is that easy to breach?"
I calmly reprimanded her, but the girl still retorted defiantly.
"B-But humans have infinite potential!"
"How did that even occur to you!? Besides, if I'm an experienced spy, I wouldn't be hanging out leisurely at the beach, right!?"
"I-It could be a trap too! Your goal is to lure someone out... Oh no!? Am I going to be silenced!? I'll be tortured, forced to give up information, then finally killed!?"
The girl went pale, falling into despair on her own.
"Listen to me! I won't silence you nor kill you!"
—That's right, I absolutely won't kill her. Even if my body moved on its own like earlier, I would still subdue it through willpower.
"T-Then you wouldn't by any chance intend... t-to do obscene things to me?"
The girl's face gradually turned from pale to red. Seeing that kind of reaction from her, I felt rather troubled too. It forced me to become aware of the supple body that I was touching, the fragrance of maidenly scent, as well as the lovely shape of her twin peaks.
I had no intentions of that sort, but my face naturally heated up.
"I-I said I won't do anything..."
"Liar! Your face is going red!"
"Why are you so sharp when it comes to this kind of thing!?"
I sighed deeply after retorting. This would take forever at this rate. In any case, I had to deliver the necessary explanations first.
"I am Mononobe Yuu. I belong to NIFL, the military organization directly under Asgard's command. Rank: 2nd Lieutenant. I was reassigned to Midgard, effective today. The official document is here."
I took out the drenched document from my pants pocket. To avoid damaging it, I carefully spread it open for her to read.
The girl's eyes widened in surprise.
"Mononobe, Yuu... You really are... a soldier? Not a pervert?"
After inspecting the document carefully for a while, the girl asked me.
"Correct."
From an intruder to a pervert, her choice of words to describe me was getting worse, but I deliberately ignored it.
"You said you're a 2nd Lieutenant... You... Mononobe, how old are you?"
"Sixteen."
"I-Isn't that the same as me!? It would be understandable for a D, but for most soldiers, getting a rank of 2nd Lieutenant at this kind of age is too unusual!"
"Even if you say it's unusual, it's the truth. Nothing I can do about that. So, what's your name?"
"...Huh?"
"I already given you my name. I'd appreciate it if you could introduce yourself too."
After I urged her, the girl finally spoke despite her hesitation.
"...I am Iris Freyja. Student No. 7 in Brynhildr Class. Rank is... Private 2nd class, no wait, the students aren't NIFL soldiers so there's no rank hierarchy between us!"
"Yeah, that's right. Midgard is just a school. Rank is irrelevant."
"G-Glad you know that."
The girl—Iris—nodded, apparently relieved.
"So, Iris, now that we've introduced ourselves, I think the misunderstanding is over... You won't attack me again, right?"
"Oh... Right."
Iris nodded a little absentmindedly. Hence, I released her arm and stood up. Picking up the shirt I removed before jumping into the sea, I handed it to her.
"Anyway, put this on first. Otherwise, I won't know where to look."
Casting my gaze out towards the distant horizon, I suggested.
"...T-Thank you."
With a complicated expression on her face, Iris put on my shirt. Thanks to the relatively long hem, at least it covered up the lower part of her body that was not meant to be seen.
"Umm, I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have approached the beach so casually. In this place free from the male gaze, I should've expected that there might be girls going skinny dipping."
After all, I was the one at fault, so I bowed my head and apologized again. However, Iris tilted her head and said:
"Eh? Even if it's only girls, we don't go skinny dipping either, because that's too indecent."
"...What? But unless I'm mistaken, you weren't wearing a swimsuit just now, were you?"
Frowning, I looked at Iris who had been completely nude until just now.
"Oh, my swimsuit got swept away by the sea. While I was swimming, it somehow came loose without my noticing it... That's why I dove into the sea to see if it got caught somewhere."
Iris replied matter-of-factly. Recalling the earlier explosion, I reached the conclusion that this girl—
"—Iris, you're quite careless, aren't you?"
"I-I am not careless! I'm neither an idiot, nor an airhead, nor useless!!"
"I never went that far..."
It looked like I had poked her in a sore spot.
Idiot, airhead, useless—
I felt like I was starting to understand Iris as a person. Despite no similarity in appearance, Iris' earnest personality was actually quite similar to a certain girl.
"Eh!?"
Then I heard Iris make a strange sound.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"D-Don't ask me... It's because you suddenly showed a gentle smile, it frightened me..."
Iris answered with her face gone red for some reason.
"I was smiling just now?"
"...Yes."
Iris nodded, answering somewhat uncomfortably.
"Oh... I smiled because I was reminiscing, so don't mind me."
I tried to sweep things under the rug ambiguously. It was not something to discuss with someone I just met.
"What did you recall, Mononobe?"
"...Secret."
"Eh, what's wrong with telling others?"
Because Iris insisted on prying, I resorted to changing the subject.
"—What's important right now is that neither of us are in decent attire. If possible, Iris, I hope you can change back into your own clothes and give my shirt back."
Iris was wearing just my shirt whereas I was topless. Under such circumstances, any sort of misunderstanding could arise.
"Ehhh!? Mononobe, you want me to give you clothing that I've worn!? No way! No way no way no way! Impossible! You're going to sniff the lingering scent and lick it all over, aren't you!?"
"I'm not doing that!! What's scary is your imagination!"
"Mononobe the molester! Mononobe the pervert! Huh? Speaking of which, her family name is Mononobe too—"
Refusing to let me explain, originally making a noisy fuss with her face gone red, Iris suddenly came back to her senses, her head tilted in puzzlement.
As it so happened at this moment, a calm voice interrupted our conversation.
"Iris-san, could you please not use other people's family name to scream pervert or molester? Even though I know you are clearly not referring to me, it feels very unpleasant."
Simultaneously, Iris and I looked in the voice's direction.
A girl in school uniform was standing on the tall breakwater separating the beach from the road. With her long black hair fluttering in the sea breeze, the girl slowly walked down the steps leading to the beach.
"No way..."
Whether in facial appearance or voice, this girl greatly resembled a certain person I knew.
But she could not possibly in a place like this. Only she could not possibly be here.
Because that was why I had—
But my flimsy hope was shattered by what Iris said next.
"Oh! M-Mitsuki-chan! S-Sorry... Speaking of which, your family name is Mononobe too, Mitsuki-chan, I forgot because I always call you by name..."
Feeling guilty, Iris scratched her head and apologized.
Ahhh... So it really was true.
In fact, I already knew the instant I laid eyes on her. I could not possibly be mistaken. I simply refused to believe it no matter what.
"Mitsuki..."
It took all I could to force these words out when she came over to me. Holding the hem of her skirt between her fingers, she bowed elegantly then said:
"I have been waiting for you the whole time. It has been three years—Nii-san."
Part 2Twenty-five years ago, without any prior warning, a gigantic unidentified creature appeared in the sky above Japan.
The first dragon, possessing the power to generate dark matter.
A monster beyond common sense, bringing massive calamity to various locations simply by the act of moving, it vanished as suddenly as it had appeared.
Later on, the international organization Asgard, established specifically to handle dragons, announced that the gigantic creature was very likely the same type as "the enveloper" Vritra recorded in ancient Indian scripture.
Although Asgard had not publicized evidence to support this assertion, on grounds of confidentiality, thereafter, the first dragon came to be known as the black dragon—"Black" Vritra.
Ever since, people possessing the same power as Vritra—the ability to generate dark matter—began to be born among humans. These superpowered children were called Ds, or Type Dragon. Currently, they were all gathered at a certain place to be managed and protected.
And this place was my current location—Midgard.
A small remote island, several kilometers in diameter, far south of Japan. Remodeled thoroughly from a formerly uninhabited island, it was rebuilt as an educational institute.
The island was surrounded by the autonomous concentric defense system named Midgardsormr, which would mercilessly eliminate all unauthorized ships and aircraft.
I was redeployed to somewhere like this, simply because of a reassignment order.
"Say, Mitsuki, it's time for you to answer me, right? What on earth... What happened?"
I walked over to ask Mitsuki who was in front.
"There are appropriate times and venues for talking. This type of road where anyone could overhear us is not a place suitable for holding discussions."
Mituski rejected my question without looking back. I had already asked her many times, always getting the same reply. It even felt like I was listening to a pre-recorded voice.
I gave up as a result to wait for the "appropriate venue" that she mentioned.
Currently, we were following the beach from earlier, walking along a road on the shore. Although no people could be seen in the surroundings at all, Mitsuki still seemed worried about "walls have ears."
As a side note, Iris had already left. Taking her belongings that were on the breakwater, she had run away as though fleeing, still wearing my shirt as well. It looked like she really did not want to give me clothing she had already worn.
Hence, I was forced to put on the long-sleeved jacket I had initially taken off due to the heat. Being knife-proof, the jacket locked heat within its thick fabric, making me sweat like a dog.
Soon after, I saw a large building. Despite a modern design, it gave me an impression like a medieval castle. Mitsuki stopped in front of the building then placed her hand on a sensor panel next to door. Almost silently, the door opened automatically.
I followed Mitsuki indoors. As cool wind blew away the heat from my body, I instantly stopped sweating.
The entrance area was a vast hall. Taking care of all house chores, cylindrical robots were sweeping and vacuuming as fully autonomous servants.
"So grand... Is this the school?"
As I muttered to myself, I immediately heard a chuckle.
I turned my gaze to Mitsuki ahead, only to see her cough once then turn to face me.
"—No, this is not the school. These are my personal living quarters."
"Huh?"
I was instantly stunned by what Mitsuki had said.
"...P-Personal living quarters? All of this crazy big building?"
"Yes, all of it is for my use, which is why I replied to you that way."
In other words, this was apparently the "appropriate venue" mentioned by Mitsuki. I stared in disbelief to check out the interior of this building. The hall opened up to the third floor with an extremely high ceiling. It was hard to imagine how many rooms exactly there were inside.
"Why are you living in this kind of house—No, speaking of which, why are you at Midgard? This time, you can finally give me an answer, right?"
"That is because I am a special D. Brynhildr Class, Student No. 3, Midgard Academy's student council president as well as captain of the Dragon Subjugation Squad. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel. I have attained higher levels of greatness than you, Nii-san."
"What..."
I was dumbstruck from surprise. Mitsuki continued:
"Nii-san, the personnel transfer of reassigning you to Midgard was accomplished using my authority. Starting tomorrow, Nii-san, please study at this school as a student. A room in this dormitory has already been renovated for your use. Your uniform is also ready inside there, so please try it on first. If by any chance the size does not fit, I shall immediately send it away for alterations."
"H-Hold on! You're asking me to study at this school starting tomorrow? Are you for real? So this so-called personnel transfer isn't about a position in the coast guard?"
"Of course I am serious. How could I serve as a role model for all the other students if I were to lie as the student council president? Midgardsormr is sufficient as defense already. No other personnel is needed."
"No... But I'm a guy!"
I pointed out the most important problem.
For some unknown reason, all Ds were female, which meant that the students in Midgard were inevitably girls only. In other words, Midgard was an all-girls school, not a place where I could study.
"There is only one eligibility requirement to receive an education at Migard—namely, one must be a D. You fulfill this requirement, Nii-san. Being female or male is irrelevant."
Indeed. I was the sole exception.
I was the male D whose existence was concealed the moment I was discovered.
"Maybe you're right, in theory... but is it really okay to publicize my circumstances? Asgard sent me to NIFL because they wanted to cover up the existence of someone like me, right...?"
The international organization Asgard was established twenty years ago to handle various cross-border issues related to dragons. Currently, there were two divisions under its banner.
One was the military organization NIFL, in charge of researching weaponry and tactics for fighting dragons, as well as taking measures against the dragon disasters happening daily.
The other was the Midgard, the autonomous educational institute of the Ds.
Reportedly, Midgard had been under NIFL's administration until recently, but currently, the two sides stood on diametrically opposite stances.
Due to the system of conducting join operations with NIFL under Asgard's command during emergency situations, students like Mitsuki and Iris were assigned military ranks common to NIFL.
In this kind of organizational hierarchy, I believed that even Mitsuki could not oppose Asgard's decisions as a Lieutenant Colonel, but...
"No, hiding your existence was not Asgard but NIFL. Taking advantage of the pretext of ensuring your safety, Nii-san, they decided on your treatment on their own without reporting back to Asgard. It was due to this that... it took me an extremely long time to locate you, Nii-san."
Mitsuki gnashed her teeth in chagrin.
"Mitsuki... You've been searching for me the whole time?"
"Yes, I was so surprised not to see when I first arrived at Midgard. It felt very odd that you were not here despite being taken away before me, so thereafter, I have been searching for you."
Despite Mitsuki's explanation, I still felt a bit worried.
"You must've used quite forceful means, right? Won't that worsen your position—"
"Worry not, it was NIFL that took unilateral action, hence there is no need to worry about them complaining on our door. Please enjoy your school life, Nii-san."
Although Mitsuki was making a face that read "absolutely no problem," I still found myself unable to agree candidly.
"Well, I basically understand the situation now and I'm very happy about your good intentions... But in practice, there are still many problems, right?"
Even if uncertain factors had decreased slightly, the fact of my gender as a man still remained.
"—Indeed, of course I have considered the many issues arising from mixing a boy into an all-girls school. Precisely because of that, I have decided to manage you myself, Nii-san."
Mitsuki made a look as though she understood my worries perfectly and nodded proudly.
"M-Manage?"
"To prevent you from disrupting public morals, Nii-san, I will supervise you properly and work hard to prevent you from causing problems. I will not allow you to engage in such shameless behavior as earlier."
Mitsuki smiled for the first time, but it was one that made me shiver from the bottom of my heart.
"Mitsuki, are you actually... angry?"
Mitsuki had not brought up the matter of Iris wearing nothing but a shirt in my presence. I originally thought she had missed the worst scene—me pinning down the naked Iris—so I was feeling relieved, but actually, Mitsuki was simply waiting for the opportunity to confront the whole matter.
"Of course, because your indiscretions are my responsibility, but I cannot believe that you started accosting girls as soon as you arrived... I fear for a terrible future."
"I-I was not accosting!"
"Is that so? But the two of you were flirting quite intimately despite having just met."
Mitsuki turned around and started walking without looking back.
"Where are you going, Mitsuki?"
"...I will take you to your room. Follow me."
Giving off an aura of displeasure, Mitsuki led me to the far end of the corridor on the first floor, the room on the right side
Every room was labeled with a numbered plate, except for that one room whose plate read "Nii-san" in bubbly handwriting.
"..."
I looked at Mitsuki silently, hoping she could change it to my name at least, but having grown up, my little sister had no intention of understanding me. Coldly, she presented a key to me.
"This is the room key. Although you may lock it with this, I do hold a master key in my possession, so please be aware of that."
"Uh, then what's the point of locking the door?"
"Please think of it as a matter of mood, but unless there was an emergency, I will not open the door without consent, so I suppose it is not entirely pointless."
"In that case, I'll accept it first..."
I took the key with uneasy feelings.
"I mainly use the room that happens to be located directly above yours in the corner of the second floor. Please knock on my door if you need anything. You may move around freely in this dormitory, but going out is forbidden after 8pm. The housework robots will prepare breakfast and dinner at the dining hall on the third floor every day at 7am and 7pm respectively. Laundry should be placed in the basket then put out in front of your door. The bath and toilet are inside the room. These are basically the rules. Any questions?"
"Uh... Nothing right now—"
Listening to so much all at once, my mind still had yet to organize all this information. Neither did I have the time to come up with questions.
"Is there anything you feel concerned about, Nii-san? For example, during these three years at NIFL... You were unable to contact Father, Mother and friends at school, right?"
"—Right, oh by the way, how are Father and Mother?"
As a matter of obligation, I inquired of the parents whom I could not even remember their appearances clearly.
"Yes, they are well. I do talk to them by phone occasionally. Although communications with the outside world requires authorization, it is not forbidden. Nii-san, you should take the initiative to call them next time."
"...Sure."
Despite nodding in agreement, I had no intention of calling my parents, because as soon as I talk to them, I would definitely get exposed.
I did not want Mitsuki to know what I had lost three years ago.
"You may also call friends, Nii-san, but the phone calls will be recorded, so please take care not to say anything unnecessary. If you do not have their phone numbers, I could also help you look for them."
"Got it, thanks for doing so much for me."
—Friends? While wondering whether I had people like that, I thanked her.
"Then I shall excuse myself."
Mitsuki took a bow, turned around and was about to leave when I thought of a burning question to ask.
"Oh—Can I ask a question?"
"What question?"
Mitsuki halted and looked back at me. I gulped, steeled myself and raised the following question:
"What I did three years ago... was it a waste? Was it ultimately just a child's naive thinking?"
Three years ago, I stepped out to fight. To prevent Mitsuki from being sent to Midgard, I had claimed that everything was my doing.
I insisted that I was the only one who had fought the giant.
However, seeing as Mitsuki was in this place now...
That meant that my action had ended up futile.
However, Mitsuki shook her head slowly.
"No, Nii-san, your efforts were definitely not a waste. Three years ago, my being a D did not come to light, but..."
"But?"
"I committed an error back then—An irrevocable error."
Saying that, Mitsuki smiled sadly.
Part 3Mononobe Mitsuki was my sister, but we were not blood related.
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