At nightfall, the hot air cools down and the room temperature drops.

Altair sat by the window with a coffee in his hand, and when the dark green window frame was dyed silver by the moonlight, Shimazaki, who had changed into pajamas, gently moved the chair to her left side in an instant.

The moment he took off his glasses, he held the coffee in both hands, and when he felt the heat, he asked Altair

"Are you having fun today?"

Placing the cup on the windowsill, Altair nodded silently as he heard the question.

"Very happy...... What I wanted to do was exactly the same as what I wanted to do at the moment, so after completing it together, the whole person relaxed a lot; Gu Wu and I wasted too much time before, we should have come back early, you didn't encounter any problems, right? ”

"Altair, you're overworried sometimes."

"The world has accepted us as we are, but it is not absolutely safe, enemies hidden in the shadows and bastards who like to do evil are everywhere, in case ......"

"I know what Altai means, but I'm already going to protect myself."

Shimazaki, who said this, instantly raised his right hand and clenched his fist.

It was a slender arm, but after noticing the determined look in the other's eyes, Altaïr knew that the moment's seriousness was not a joke.

"Since then, I've relied on Altaïr and people outside of Altaïr...... I want a place to stay, I want to escape from a disgusting world, but in the end I find that I can't do it without making changes. ”

If you are just protected, sooner or later you will lose everything you have, because that is to say that you have nothing but others.

Shimazaki hated himself like that instantly, so he wanted to be strong, which was a farewell to the past.

"Instantaneous...... It doesn't matter if you don't have to force yourself to change, I'll be there for you at all times. ”

"Thank you, but I'm not pushing myself, I just think of this change as an experience accumulated along the way; When I was teaching those children at school, I thought that everyone needs the guidance of the teacher, but if you want to go to higher places, you have to rely on yourself. ”

"Just don't be too reluctant......"

"No, I know the choices I made, so I won't repeat them."

Although Shimazaki wants to say goodbye to the past, Altaïr does not think that the former Shimazaki Aki has done anything wrong.

"You've always been right, I'm sure it's the self-righteous bastards who are wrong."

"Sometimes malice can be easily mobilized, an article, a sentence, a word, so I don't resent them, I just want to do better."

"That thought...... Gentleness is a bit redundant......"

If Shimazaki can't hate it for a while, then it's up to him to take revenge, that's Altair's idea.

Even if you have suppressed the anger that is still burning, you may be able to reheat the blood in your body at some point, and then kill the targets you think of one by one.

Altaïr was also changing, just to live a better life with Shimazaki Moment, not to forgive those people.

Of course, Altaïr wouldn't be so straightforward, after all, life here is much more important than revenge at the moment.

"Gentle...... Isn't that okay? ”

As he said this, Altair stretched out his hands, and the palms of those that had become warm from the coffee cups were placed on Altair's face.

"Haha, Altair's face is so cold."

"Because the wind has just blown, I closed the windows at night, leaving only a little gap."

"That's it, and you have to prepare mosquito coils, I don't know if there will be mosquitoes that like to bite here."

The holiday home has been dewormed, but there is always a precautionary measure.

Altaïr, who was held by the girl in front of him with both hands and felt the temperature of the other person's palm, stared at the moment when he fell into thought because of the mosquito.

Hair glittering in the moonlight, a slightly furrowed brow, and a low muttering when haunted.

It's not the same as it used to be......

Shimazaki underwent a metamorphosis in an instant.

She's growing, so she has to keep up.

At this moment, Altair's cheeks were suddenly rubbed in an instant.

I want to speak, but I can't speak clearly, so I guess my expression is strange now.

When he saw the most scene, he quickly let go of his hand and smiled like a child who had succeeded in a prank.

Seeing her expression, the corners of Altair's mouth couldn't help but rise.

It's a great way to live.

"This is it!"

Shimazaki took Altair's right hand in an instant, still smiling

"That expression just now! Altair is actually very gentle...... Smile at everyone, and Altaïr will be able to enjoy life here! ”

"Enjoy...... I've always been ......"

"No, Altair, you've been paying too much attention to me sometimes, and you haven't paid any attention to yourself at all, that's not going to work, so please laugh, Altair was the cutest last moment!"

"Lovely...... No, I just think it's funny. ”

Altair, who was so praised, turned his face away, but such a move gave Shimazaki the idea of actually playing a prank.

"If Altaïr laughs a few more times, let's go on a date next time!"

"Appointment, date?"

"Two girls aren't dating, but the word itself has a lot of meanings, as long as you understand that meaning."

In any case, the deal was a sure deal for Altair.

Just smile and you're good to go.

Seems to have seen it from there...... No, I should have heard such lines from Gu Wu.

"Is it okay to just smile......

"To be precise, Altaïr is happy!"

Tonight's moment was more exciting than before, perhaps because all the troubles were over.

Presumably she was worried about the action here......

After Altai and Gu Wu went out together, the time of coming back was very different from the scheduled time, so it was normal to be worried.

"Let's have coffee, we can talk again, and we can sleep tonight."

"En......"

Altaïr drank all the coffee he had brewed in an instant, with very little sugar, but it was many times sweeter than before.

"You and Mr. Gu Wu are okay, right? If you can, remind him not to push himself. ”

"That guy doesn't need to be reminded at all, he knows what he has to do."

"That being said......"

He looked at Altair for a moment

"Unlike us, you are one of the most suitable candidates to participate in the field battle with Mr. Gu Wu, and proper reminders are also very important, just like smiling."

"I see."

Altaïr granted Moment's request.

She actually thought about doing that......

With this in mind, Altaïr noticed something was wrong.

It's the breath.

The breath of an outsider, and that person probably has a certain strength, otherwise the breath would not be so strong.

But why didn't you choose to hide yourself? Wouldn't it be impossible to sneak attack? Or is it not an enemy?

Altaïr ......

"...... outside"

"It's okay to talk when you come back."

Momentarily and Altaïr looked at each other, and finally spoke

"You're going to go......"

Because of his previous experience, Shimazaki had already read a lot of Altair's thoughts.

Hearing her say this, Altaïr nodded affirmatively.

"I'm going."

I believe that Gu Wu will also go, so I can't sit idly by.

What's more, there are other people here, including Moment.

"I'll be right back."

"Yes."

As Altaïr left, she smiled at the moment, and flew off the ledge to the other side where the moonlight couldn't shine......

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Gu Wu left the holiday house.

After he asked Kasumigaoka to return to his room, he set his eyes on the woods in the side area as he went out to blow the wind.

As mentioned earlier, there was originally a plan to build a paradise in this area, but at the request of Gu Wu, the operation was terminated, and it became what it is now.

In fact, the forest is very large, stretching from the east side of the beach to the mountains on the mainland, but it is divided halfway by the road that connects to the city, and the rest is a small grove near the house.

Although the word "small" is used, it is only compared to the forest sea on the other side of the road, and it actually takes about 25 minutes to cross horizontally from the center.

The aura that Gu Wu sensed just now was coming from the woods.

The other party also seemed to be alert, so after Gu Wu came out, he chose to retreat cautiously into the depths of the darkness, without choosing to attack or talk.

Regardless of whether he was hostile or not, Gu Wu immediately protected the holiday house behind him through the barrier, so that it could be isolated from the outside world to prevent it from being destroyed by the enemies who were hiding.

At present, the other party has not acted aggressively, who knows if it will happen in the future? All in all, there is no problem with being prepared.

The next step is to take the initiative to contact the other party.

Know that the person who is hiding exudes a dangerous aura, and whether it is hostile or not, control it.

"Could it be a problem caused by a peculiarity......

This is Gu Wu's world, so the biggest danger is the peculiarity that arises when the world is unstable; But the problem is that the system says that there is no big trouble, is it deceiving itself?

Calling out the system in his head, Gu Wu opened his mouth to ask

"Who's that weird guy?"

[Respond to the host,The reason why the other party appeared,It's also because of your recognition.,Otherwise, this system wouldn't have been able to create something like that.,After all, the behavior is beyond the authority.,Please don't misunderstand this system!! 】

"Shouldn't you explain that in more detail than that?"

[In response to the host, most of the explanations of this system cannot be described clearly, and once you meet the host, you will figure it out; If you have to know the information...... According to the investigation of this system and the extraction of intelligence, coupled with the information from your predecessors, it can be judged that the person's attribute is 'enemy', and the strength is biased towards superpowers, and the attack range is object explosion and control of part of the energy manipulation, but the accuracy is not high. 】

"Isn't that quite clear to you?"

Gu Wu was ready for battle.

But since this was his world, he began to think about how to let the other party say the reason for coming here, after all, Gu Wu could not lose.

Just as Gu Wu was about to walk towards the woods, a figure appeared from behind and landed on Gu Wu's left side.

"Altair ......? I see, you feel it. ”

"Of course, this is not your problem, but one that we must face together."

"Yes......"

Gu Wu didn't say anything more, but set off and walked towards the woods.

The barrier moves, and the investigation of the magic opens.

The moment the search technique spread, Gu Wu detected multiple aura.

In the woods, two to the north, one to the east, and three to the left.

But these fellows remained motionless, and even if the distance kept getting closer, they had no intention of acting; That's right, like a puppet.

Gu Wu took this opportunity to think of the 'energy manipulation' mentioned by the system, and estimated that those 'people' who were detected were the 'bait' under the control of the target.

So the guy who moves first is the most suspicious?

But in that case, it is also easy to be deceived, after all, the enemy can take the initiative to concentrate his forces and let a decoy act.

Since there are more goals and uncertainties are increasing, there is only one way to solve them.

Thinking of this, Gu Wu found that Altaïr beside him was in a very good mood.

"I mean, Miss Altair, have you been in a good situation lately?"

"It has nothing to do with you......"

"Are you sure?"

"It matters."

Altaïr, who had changed his words, replied to Gu Wu in a slightly brisk tone

"Because of your arrangement, it brings opportunities."

"It's concise, but I still don't understand ......"

"What do you think of your smile?"

At the moment of searching for the enemy, Gu Wu was asked a question that sounded inconsequential.

Gu Wu didn't refuse to answer, but took three seconds to think about it.

"I think it's pretty good, at least it won't be that twisted expression."

"Do you have practice?"

"Miss Altair, do you think you still need to practice smiling?"

"In my opinion, it takes practice."

I guess I met something......

Gu Wu guessed in his heart, and at the same time took action.

"Miss Altair, there was only one breath at first, but this time the magic detected many people."

"Quick fix."

“OK。”

Gu Wu, who replied like this, snapped his fingers.

There was a riot in the dark woods the next moment.

Every 'enemy' detected by Gu Wu was knocked up by the energy and flew into the night sky!!

Gu Wu and Altair, who were also flying, saw the enemy's entity and teleported to each other together.

"This guy ......"

Gu Wu stared at the other party and couldn't help frowning.

"What's wrong?"

"I have an impression of him."

After answering Altaïr, Gu Wu walked up to the other party-

"See you again, once hostile traverser."