Danrito, become a consultant for the Millennium Game!

Hifumi hesitated and said, "And then?"

"Oh, I thought it was something else."

Koharu tried hard to act mature, but aside from straightening her barren chest, it only seemed to make her look even smaller. "Hasumi-sama already told me that Azusa is Arius's student and all. It's totally irrelevant, right?"

The culprit who made Koharu look even smaller, Hanako covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Azusa-san is an important partner in our cram school club. As for her past, whether it was a spy or a mercenary, it is not important to us."

"Because the person we accepted was 'Shirasu Azusa from the Supplementary Education Department', for us, knowing this is enough."

"You guys..." Saori couldn't understand, "You guys..."

Saori was at a loss for words. She looked at Shirasu Azusa and the friends surrounding her, and an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart. This emotion made her anxious, hysterical, and made her want to scream.

"They kept repeating these terrifying things about murderous intent and hatred... They kept emphasizing that these were the realities of the world, and that everything else was nothingness..."

Hifumi stood in front of Azusa, facing Saori who was not far away.

"Even if that's the case, I don't want to see Xiaozi become a murderer..."

"I don't like those dark and depressing stories."

"Even if someone says that kind of story is real, that it's what the world really looks like, I just don't like it!"

Hifumi's sudden voice made Azusa open her mouth slightly, and Saori was also shocked by such words.

"Although I'm ordinary and lack personality...but when it comes to things I like, I will never give up!"

Her eyes were blazing, emitting the same dazzling colors as Zi's:

"We rely on friendship to overcome difficulties.

Hard work pays off.

When you are sad, you will find comfort and support from friends..."

“Even if it’s a painful experience, everyone can smile in the end!”

"What I like is this kind of HAPPY END!"

"Ah, I understand..."

Saori suddenly understood why she had lost her composure like that.

'Am I...jealous?'

In jealousy.

They were jealous that only Zi had found happiness, only Zi had found redemption, only Zi had escaped from the whirlpool of darkness, and only Zi... had obtained treasures that they could not imagine.

"Why... only you..."

Saori's voice was a mixture of indistinguishable pain, anger, struggle and sadness. It was the happiness that she had abandoned, buried and no longer expected.

Saori stared at the overly dazzling light and murmured to herself: "Only you can be saved..."

“Anyone can look forward to happiness.”

Azusa's voice echoed, and Fen transformed from her body into a collapsing source particle and floated out, standing beside her. Hifumi was startled by the sudden appearance of this girl who looked similar to Azusa. "Who are you?"

Fin smiled softly, "Just like you guys, he's a friend of Azusa's."

"Even if everything turns to nothing," Zi raised his right hand and clasped it tightly against his chest, "I will never give up fighting against this fate."

"Even if you are in the depths of despair,

As long as we hold onto the hope for happiness,

As long as the fighting spirit never fades,

Even if I am shattered to pieces in the end,

The cry to 'Destiny' will never fade away!"

"Zi, you will never be shattered to pieces." Fen gently held her raised hand. "Look behind you. You already have the strength to fight."

Hifumi's eyes sparkled, Koharu gripped her gun tightly, and Hanako smiled a rare, genuine smile. Behind them, the dark clouds had dissipated, and the sun was breaking through them.

Fen's eyes were filled with Zi's reflection: "This world is not so dark that it cannot even accommodate such hope. Let me witness your answer."

Hifumi's hand shook his own, "How our story ends is up to us to decide!"

Xiaochun also reached out and held everyone's hands: "Tell us our story——"

Hanako reached out her hand from behind and placed it on everyone's palms: "A story of youth~"

"——Let's sing this song forever!!"

A blue cassette streaked across the sky, like a meteor, and landed in front of Zi. Zi reached out and gently grasped the cassette.

Reversing the cassette and inserting it into the drive, Zi seemed to be able to feel someone's affirmation of herself, and a gentle power came from the cassette.

"hen·shin!!"

“What’s your destiny?”

Questions and Answers of the Soul, What’s the Answer? (心のQuestion and Answer, Answerえはなんだ?)

Gachan!

Level up!

Shining and shining ~ 星せEND (happy end) ~ private story (our story) ~

Blue Archive! (Story of Youth)~~~"

As if resonating with the hearts of all the students, tremendous power emanated from the azure cassette. Even Saori, who was standing opposite, felt the same tenderness without any obstruction.

Not only that, there were other people far away in various battlefields, the students of Trinity, the students of Gehenna, the students of Arius, Hiyori, Misaki, Atsuko and others.

All of it, I felt it.

"This, this is..."

The black and white armor now turned into pure white, with blue and gold patterns embedded in it. A star shining like azure was embedded in the chest of Zi's armor, and together with the new armor, it covered the original knight slot armor.

Not far behind her were Hasumi, Nagisa and the others who had rushed here, as well as Danrito who had brought Mikasa with him, Seiya who had quietly appeared from behind the scenes, students of the Holy Trinity Justice Committee, and Hina and the others who were further away, looking up at this place, a little confused about what was happening.

Azusa took a step forward slowly and faced Saori directly: "I am no longer confused."

"I will keep going along with everyone who supports me."

"Until the night ends and the morning dawns."

Saori is alone, while Azusa is surrounded by many friends.

Novel No. 8

"Ask a question!"

Azusa's voice sounded again, and she pulled out the "Mystery of the Sphinx" cassette and inserted it into the special move slot.

"The winning move!"

A giant circle-and-cross answer board flew into the air, forming two large screens. Zi leaped high and disappeared behind the question-and-answer panel.

“Happiness for all!”

“Right, or wrong!”

Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick--

"Everything I have always believed in..."

Saori murmured and lowered her head.

"Nothingness or something... destruction or something..."

She raised her head, and a cold and lonely tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.

"So I... am still looking forward to happiness?"

RIDDLE——CRITICAL——STRRRRIKEEEEE!!! (The puzzle is over!!!)

The circle called correctness was broken. Zi, with his back to the sun, spread his white wings with a dazzling light, stepped through the haze called 'doubt', and fell straight down in a dazzling light!

"The answer is—correct!!"

272. Ancient Saint Hall: Escape

"If you are the one who comes, you must spread the name of this person, because you are saved by her."

The brilliance shining like the sun, the unshakable belief and the determined flying kick together completely penetrated Saori's twisted and fragile heart.

A sand castle woven with twisted lies and embellished with clever deception will only collapse under the waves of speech called "correctness".

The Kamen Rider transformed by "Mystery of the Sphinx" has the ability to torture the opponent's mind with the power of questions and launch attacks. However, Saori, who has been deceived by twisted words until now, has proven that the lies woven by the evil adults are ultimately unable to withstand the questioning from the heart.

The light faded, the dust settled, and Saori collapsed to the ground. All her strength had been drained from her, yet no wounds were visible. The killing power of the Star Guide cartridge was both harsh and gentle. She collapsed to the ground, her grip on the gun finally weakening.

Turning her head, Bai Zhouzi, who was beside her, pulled out the cassette. As the pixel lights scattered, she regained her familiar appearance.

"Ah, the cassette..."

The azure cassette flew out of her hand and landed in the hands of Danrito who was standing nearby. Danrito, having released his transformation, made a few small leaps to Azusa's side and looked at Saori lying on the ground. "Is this the captain of the Arius Academy?"

"Haha...you're Azusa's 'teacher'?"

Saori looked at this mysterious adult. She knew very little about him. The only information she could find was that he was the president of Xia Lai and the head of Dream Games. That was all the information those 'adults' had given Arius. All they knew was Danrito's existence, but they knew nothing about his true power.

"I'm not a teacher, I'm the president of a game company I'm passing by." Dan Lidou puffed out his chest, "But I'm also a consultant for the cram school department!"

"You've only had a few classes..." Hifumi complained, "Those were all taught by the guy in the tape. When did you ever teach, Danrito?"

"Ahem! This is called teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, do you understand, Hifumi-san?" Danrito put a hand on her head. "You've become a lot bolder, huh? You actually dared to challenge the might of my great Danrito!"

"It seems that we have failed completely..." Saori's gaze returned to the sky. When she lay on the ground, she saw the clear blue sky. "...Where are the princess and the others?"

After being defeated and taken captive, Arius's teachings taught them that any punishment was possible. Furthermore, Arius's attack on the two academies that were signing the Treaty of Eden directly provoked both Trinity and Gehenna. Saori didn't know how much she would be torn apart by the people from both schools.

"They're temporarily tied together." Danrito gestured in another direction. "The Justice Enforcement Committee is guarding them. They seem quite energetic, though."

"That's it..."

Hearing that the other companions were safe for the time being, Saori felt like a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders. As long as one was alive, it was the greatest blessing. After years of education, Saori did not dare to ask for more. As long as Atsuko and the others were still alive, it was enough.

"What kind of treatment will we receive next?"

Saori looked at the others who were gradually gathering around her. Two students from the Justice Committee came over and lifted her up, one on each side. Saori accepted her fate of being captured.

"Azusa...you really did a pretty good job."

Saori looked at Azusa, who had already released his transformation, with her eyes downcast. "... Having my own friends, living a normal school life, and even having my own hobbies... Is this your struggle?"

"It's just... I won't give up the hope of achieving something better, that's all." Azusa tilted her head and asked Danrito worriedly, "Well, what are they going to do next?"

"Um... Nagisa, you go ahead and say it!"

Danrito didn't care about such things, and he was too lazy to check the laws of Kivotos, so he naturally left it to Nagisa to solve the problem.

"Mr. Danrito, please don't push all the troubles onto others." Nagisa sighed, "Is that still how you act like an adult?"

Nagisa turned to Saori who was standing beside him and said, "Hmm... In short, Arius has violated several laws of Kivotos this time. Based on the severity of the offense, it wouldn't be too much to send them all to the correctional facility."

"Let's do what we have to do." Saori closed her eyes: "This is the punishment we deserve."

"But the number of people here completely exceeds the maximum capacity of the correctional facility." Nagisa shook his head. "When the correctional facility was established, we never considered that we would be able to accommodate so many students at once. And allocating them to correctional facilities in other school districts is not a very realistic suggestion."

"Therefore, my suggestion is to return them to their place of origin and receive on-site education and reform."

Nagisa's words made Saori open her eyes: "...Do you know what you are talking about? The chairman of the Holy Trinity Tea Party? That's where we became like this, and now there's no way we can go back. It's simply impossible."

"I know."

Nagisa smiled knowingly: "So, now we have a perfect excuse, don't we?"

'Arius Academy Liberation Operation.'

九５０⒈８０９０９

"Through the accusations of the Arian students, it has been confirmed that the woman referred to as 'Madam' has seized the power of the Arian Student Council President and the Arian Autonomous Region. She has also been instigating and deceiving the Arian students for a long time, effectively committing a crime."

Kanna, the Public Security Bureau chief who served as the legal advisor, put down the notes. She had been invited to the scene just now. It seemed that Kanna was on a business trip to Trinity and was invited here to exchange experiences.