“Although I am constantly hoping that I am only a pure student.”
From the side, Ryuji could hear that when Lynae said this sentence, her tone was full of helplessness.
So he glanced at Rover.
Rover was staring fixedly at Lynae, as if worried that the other party would suddenly disappear from in front of her.
Clearly, Rover had not been moved by Lynae’s words.
“Have you ever thought about it? Thought about throwing away your countless goals and responsibilities, throwing away all those previous complicated ways of thinking, and becoming a pure student who sings the praises of youth?”
While Lynae said this sentence, the appearance of the students who were chatting during the break not far from her side at this moment became especially glaring.
They were not doing anything major; they were simply laughing and talking about various interesting things that had happened in the school.
“…”
Facing Lynae’s question, Rover did not answer.
Perhaps she was thinking about the purpose of Lynae saying this sentence, or perhaps…
She herself also did not know how to answer Lynae.
As for Ryuji…
If it were in the past, he would definitely have answered “no” without hesitation.
Whether it was an academy or a school, in his impression neither was a place filled with beautiful memories.
Setting aside the whitewashed parts in his memories, the happy life he had in school before could only be considered finding joy amid hardship.
But in less than a day at Startorch Academy, he had seen some things.
The smiles of the students.
It was not finding joy amid hardship.
Whether these students were in class or resting and playing, they all held the most simple enthusiasm and happiness.
Ryuji was truly, just as he had said earlier when racing with Lynae, slightly infected by the atmosphere here.
“Just kidding. I know that some things, no matter whether you have thought about them in your mind or not, are very difficult to say out loud in reality.”
Seeing that both Ryuji and Rover had not answered her, Lynae sighed slightly, then led Ryuji and Rover toward the rooftop.
Only, before going upstairs, she still said one sentence.
In this sentence, Ryuji could hear sadness as well as… loneliness.
“I really envy… the people who can study at this academy.”
…
Thump thump thump.
After arriving at the rooftop, Lynae lightly ran forward a few steps, then spread her arms and faced the breeze blowing against her face.
“Mm, as expected, this place still makes people feel the most at ease.”
After Lynae finished speaking, she turned around and gave Rover a slight smile.
It looked a bit sly.
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From the side, after seeing Rover nod slightly, Ryuji could not help but lightly furrow his brows.
“I feel like the things you are talking about are a bit too big. Is it really okay to call me here?”
Although he himself had already seen some things he should not have seen, such as Lynae previously conversing with that mysterious student.
Seeing Ryuji’s expression, Rover did not show any impatience or confusion, but instead revealed a smile.
“But you still voluntarily followed me and Lynae here, didn’t you?”
Hearing Rover’s words, Ryuji helplessly revealed a bitter smile.
“Yeah…”
There was no helping it.
Who told him that in the academy he only knew these two classmates in front of him whose identities were not simple?
So he had come.
Ryuji felt that he should have only subconsciously wanted to stick together when he did this.
“Continue, Lynae.”
Seeing that Ryuji ultimately still did not leave, Rover continued toward Lynae.
Sometimes a person may not understand themselves as well as others do.
“Mm. An exchange of benefits. I will place myself in your hands. In return, I still want to continue studying here, so I hope you can fulfill this wish of mine.”
After Lynae finished speaking, she extended one hand toward Ryuji and Rover.
The meaning of her words was very simple: she would tell Rover the intelligence she knew.
In return, Rover could not go to the academy and report her.
After listening to Lynae’s words, Rover’s eyes slightly lowered as if she were thinking about something, then she looked toward Lynae again.
“Is staying at this academy that important to you?”
Rover did not directly agree to Lynae, but instead asked the other party another question.
Ryuji was unclear about what kind of place the New Federation, Lynae’s birthplace, was.
But from the frank tone the other party was using now, it was estimated that the current Lynae was the real her.
The previously sunny and cheerful appearance was probably faked…
So the Lynae who had raced with him and Rover earlier was fake?
This feeling was very strange, like being betrayed by a close friend, yet clearly he and Lynae had known each other for less than a day.
Ryuji felt it should be his own problem, because Rover who was with them did not show any emotion regarding this.
“Mm, very important.” Lynae answered Rover’s question.
“…”
Afterward, seeing Rover cross her arms in front of her chest and lower her head, Lynae withdrew the hand she had extended, then smiled again as she looked toward Rover.
“If you don’t speak, I’ll take it as you agreeing.”
“Have you two ever heard the story of the civet cat replacing the prince?”
After saying this to Ryuji and Rover, Lynae took out her own tape, and then a voice began to emerge from inside it.
“Headquarters… this is Lynae…”
“Sorry… supervision… we suddenly… came under attack…”
“No need to worry… we will definitely arrive at Lahai-Roi… arrive at Startorch Academy…”
“We will definitely complete… the task entrusted by the Grand Architect…”
The voice on the tape was intermittent.
The audio looked to have already been damaged a great deal, but one could still hear the weakness of its owner when speaking.
“Spoiler ahead: they did not complete their task.”
Lynae’s sentence was equivalent to finalizing the fate of the person speaking.
What Ryuji cared about was that person’s name.
Surprisingly, she was also called Lynae…
Or rather…
Ryuji raised his head and glanced at Lynae, recalling the earlier line about the civet cat replacing the prince.
“Fractsidus…”
Rover muttered the name of an organization.
Ryuji had also heard of the name Fractsidus.
Rover had previously popularized it to him.
In short, they were a group of lunatics who kept causing trouble in various places.
“Professor Warren said I came from the New Federation, but he does not know which part of the New Federation I came from.”
Afterward, Lynae began to recount her past to Rover and Ryuji.
A city that ate people, a gray and dark Lawless Zone—this was the place where she had lived in the past.
As a mercenary employed by the New Federation government, on a certain day she encountered something that would affect her entire life.
A corpse, and an admission notice lying beside the corpse.
An admission notice to Startorch Academy.
To a girl who could only see blood almost every day in the New Federation, this was simply a wonderful thing that had fallen from the sky.
Thus, the girl replaced that Fractsidus undercover agent on the ground and set off for Startorch Academy.
She became Lynae.
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