"Imari?"
Noah gave a tentative soft call to Imari.
He really didn't understand why Imari would suddenly ask such a question.
In this regard, Imari himself seemed to be conscious, did not cast his eyes on Noah, but still looked into the distance and talked to himself.
"Remember my purpose of becoming a "transcender" and entering Haoling Academy?"
Noah nodded.
It is precisely because of this that Noah is more confused.
The reason why Imari accepted the "Dawn Star Pattern", became a "transcender", and entered the Haoling Academy, all for his own family business.
For the small factory that was about to close down and was left by his grandfather, Imari chose to study at Haoling Academy.
This is not only because you can get 100,000 yen per month for living expenses when you study in the academy, but also because you can join the security forces of the "Dawn Organization" and become a "guardian of the mausoleum" if you successfully graduate from the academy. High salary earned.
With this money, Imari can revitalize his family business.
Therefore, Imari's biggest goal has always been to strive to ascend to "Rank III".
Only after successfully ascending to "Rank III", Imari can successfully graduate from the academy and enter the "Dawn Organization".
This goal, Imari has basically been accomplished.
In other words, as long as I can ascend to "Rank III", even if Imari is satisfied, he doesn't particularly insist on how strong he must be.
However, now, Imari is asking a question completely different from his previous plan.
Become stronger
Imari, do you want to become stronger too
"Actually, I wanted to become stronger at the beginning." Imari seemed to be able to guess what Noah was thinking, and his jewel-like eyes met Noah's eyes.
"Because, the first person I met in the academy, the roommate of the "Trip Double Blade" who was only a week old, is a very strong person. There is such a strong friend by his side. If I can't catch up, it feels like there is none. What qualifications to stand by his side."
"However, I gave up later." Imari said with a relaxed but not so persistent tone.
"He is really strong. It's okay if he is only strong, but his speed of progress is also weak, and his experience and knowledge are also very rich. It is not possible to catch up with a little hard work. So, I Although I tried to catch up with him, I never thought about catching up with him."
"In this way, in the constant pursuit, I successfully ascended to "Rank III"." At this point, a slightly bitter smile appeared on Imari's face.
"If you want to graduate successfully in the academy, you only need to be able to reach "Rank III". Because I successfully ascended to "Rank III", I started to be satisfied, unknowingly I forgot that I still have to go. Chasing, the one who won't let him leave."
Noah was silent.
He had already guessed what Imari wanted to say.
"Julie is very strong. That kid should be considered the strongest among girls except Lilith. Ba is from a martial arts family and has a high fighting power. Not to mention Lilith, even if Julie goes with Ba. , It may not be able to win Lilith." Imari showed a very confused expression.
"Compared with them, although I am also a "rank III", I am not that strong at all. If I can be stronger, I can fight alongside you like Lilith."
"You are already very strong." Noah finally couldn't help saying such a sentence.
"In the entire first grade, your combat effectiveness can definitely be ranked in the top five, even if it is not inferior to the upper grades."
"But, I still can't help, am I?" Imari smiled weakly at Noah.
"Sorry, Noah, actually, I really want to fight with you."
"Imari..." There was an impulse to say a thousand words to Imari, but in the end, Noah just called Imari's name, and he couldn't utter a word when it came to his throat.
Seeing Noah's unspeakable appearance, Imari instead gave a "pounce" and laughed.
"I'm just complaining." The haze on Qiao's face was swept away, and she returned to her former cheerfulness. Imari gave Noah a little bit and joked.
"You don't have to be so embarrassed."
After speaking, Imari turned around, walked a few steps forward, and then turned in a circle, facing Noah, put his hands behind him, bent down, his jewel-like eyes lit up, straight He looked at Noah.
"However, I won't be satisfied with my current strength anymore. When I reach "Rank III", my previous goal is considered complete. Now my new goal is to catch up with you and become stronger than Julie. , Stronger than Lilith, even stronger than you!"
"Agree with me?" Like a child, Imari stretched out the end of a hand and looked at Noah steadily.
"I will definitely become stronger, so next time, you can't drive me away, you must let me fight with you!"
Looking at Imari, who stood in front of him, extended his tail finger towards him, and his pretty face was covered with indisputable expressions, suddenly, Noah seemed to have returned to the time when he had just entered Haoling Academy.
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"Oh!"
"Sorry, I didn't mean it, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's just a touch. It doesn't hurt so much. I also blame me for bringing my head closer, otherwise I won't touch it."
"Get closer? Get closer to this?"
"Ah... I'm sorry, because I was very concerned about the things inside, so I rushed in unknowingly. The contents should be bamboo swords and the like? I have also learned some kendo, and I was the same as you before. Carrying such a cloth bag with a bamboo sword on my back, so curiously following you, don’t you mind?”
The tan ponytailed girl suddenly spoke to Noah, who was carrying the cloth bag carrying the knight sword.
"By the way, introduce yourself! My name is Nagakura Imari! Please advise!"
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Thinking back to the cheerful girl at that time, there was a warm current in Noah's heart.
"Imari, you are the first friend I know in this world!" Noah stretched out his hand, put his tail finger and Imari's together, looked at Imari, smiled freely.
"I believe that when we meet next time, you will become much stronger than you are now. At that time, let's fight together again!"
"En!" Imari smiled sweetly, with an unprecedentedly beautiful smile.
"Agreed!"
Under the sky and on the roof, the tail fingers of a man and a woman hooked together under the witness of each other, and they did not let go for a long time.
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In the afternoon, headed by the night of Ninety-Nine Sakuya, Yuejian Litu will accompany the Three Kingdoms, Imari, Julie, Lilith, Tachibana, Ya, Kouze Toryu, Husaki Aoi and a group of "Guardians of the Tomb" from the "Dawn Organization" All left the hotel and went away in a high-class car.
After separating from Imari on the rooftop, Noah did not meet a second person.
Whether it was Julie, Lilith, Orange, or Ya, they never came to say goodbye to Noah, and followed the large army back to the school.
Noah on the rooftop did not say goodbye to the girls, but watched the high-end cars go away. Noah disappeared on the rooftop until all the cars disappeared at the end of the road and returned to " Between the world".
"Ding!"
With a light, crisp sound, the two fragmented feathers gently merged in mid-air under Noah's gaze, and restored to their integrity. The whole body is blooming with soft white light, like a bird, cheerful. 'S circled Noah's side.
"Huh..." Noah let out a scorching breath of relief.
However, just as Noahsong breathed out, the piece of "feathers" that had just recovered intact turned around and came to Noah's face.
"Buzzing!"
The "feathers" bursting with white light all over trembled, as if urging something.
"En?" The surprise on Noah's face, who had never encountered such a situation before, can be imagined.
"Buzzing!"
And the "feather" that represents the world didn't know what it was urging, and it trembled constantly.
Noah reacted, and after hesitating for a while, he must in his heart, stretched out his hand, and gently touched the "feather" in front of him.
In the next moment, a strong white light soared from the "feathers".
When the white light dissipated, Noah had disappeared in place and entered this world.