“… …”

After a period of silence,

Holstein picked up the box from the floor again.

Looking at the box in his hand, he said slowly:

"pity... ..."

"If you hadn't gone astray, you would have been worthy of being buried here. Now, you no longer have the right to leave your name in the academy..."

After that, Holstein and others turned around and left the cemetery with the box.

As for the box, no one has ever seen it again.

No one even knows whether he was buried.

... ...

... ...

Graduation day finally arrived.

Hulim, Miko and Alicia stood at the gate of Manax Magic Academy, saying goodbye before leaving.

"... I didn't expect that three years would have passed in the blink of an eye."

Looking at the academy gate in front of her, Alicia sighed.

"Yes, these three years have passed quickly, and a lot has happened."

Hulim said slowly,

"Most importantly—"

“We have all changed a lot…”

I recall when I first entered school three years ago.

I am still a naive newcomer who knows little about the world and whose strength is only C-level.

At that time, simply provoking an underground organization would cost you your life.

However, three years later.

I know a lot of things and I also have power that I couldn't imagine three years ago. Now, the underground organization like that is no longer qualified to be my opponent.

His enemies had unknowingly become the entire Guluos...

"Miko, Alicia."

Hulim looked at the two people beside her and suddenly called out their names.

"Um."

"What's the matter, Hulim?"

The two men focused their eyes on Hulim, waiting for her next words.

Then,

A faint smile appeared on Hulim's face.

Said to the two of them:

"——See you again in the future!"

... ...

Ding! Ding! Ding...

In the stuffy forge, the dwarf blacksmith was obsessed with forging iron.

The dwarf didn't even raise his head to see the girl coming.

"Tsarkin."

"What's going on? Can't you see I'm busy?"

when!

"...I'm graduating and leaving Langard."

when!

"Really? Have a nice trip then."

Ding! Ding!

"?that's all... ...?"

when!

"Of course."

when!

"Nothing else to say?"

when!

"??? What do you want me to say? Oh, you want a parting gift? Go get whatever you like from the shelf over there. These are all I have in the shop!"

"No, I..."

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The sound of hammering continued to echo in the forge room.

After a long silence,

Hulim stood up and walked towards the door of the forge.

Just as she was about to reach the door.

when--!

The sound of forging behind him suddenly stopped.

"Hey, Hulim—"

Tsarkin's voice came from behind.

"For people like us, it's easy to meet again."

Ding! Ding! Ding...

The interrupted sound of hammering sounded again.

Hulim glanced back at the dwarven forger.

This time, she seemed to understand something.

“… …”

Then she left the forge without looking back...

Ding-ling~, ding-ling...

In front of an unnamed potion shop.

The door was still closed, and the potion shop, which was once always filled with the fragrance of special flower tea, was still closed.

Only the wind chimes hanging at the door made crisp sounds from time to time with the coming wind.

Hulim paused for a moment at the door of the shop.

He smiled and turned away.

She already understood.

She is no longer the same person she used to be. For her now, no... For people like her, it is easy for them to meet each other.

So, they didn't say goodbye...

There was no one in front of the nameless potion shop.

Only the wind chimes were still making sounds.

Ding-ling~, ding-ling...

... ...

... ...