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ArashilookeddownatKagami，anddidn’tsayaword.

“SorryifI...”

KagamiwasabouttoapologizewhenArashitookherhandandledhertostarttheirtripbacktoKageyama.

（“*Giggles*it’sjustlikeinamanga，maybeArashiisatsundere!Seemscold，butinfactisfullofkindness.”

）Kagamirejoicedinsideherself.

“Bytheway，OldersisterArashi，whatdoyoulike，please?”

“Mysword.”

“Doyoulikestoriesandplaysandsongs?MyfavoritestoryisKannazukinoMiko，andmyfavoriteactressisShindou-Naomi，whilemyfavoritesingerisNakashima-Mika.”

“SorrybutIamnotfamiliarwithany，”

camethecoldshortreply.

（“Okaythen.ThisisnotRin，atleastnottheRinthatIhavemetbefore.Evenifforsomereasonshedidn’treizeme，shewouldhaveknownthesenameshadsheefromtheotherworldlikeIdid.NopointtellingherI’mHitomi，then.”

）

“Ah，noworries.Myapologiesforthesmalltalk.Iaspiretobeetalentedwithswords，justlikeyou.Iwanttolearnalotfromyou，OldersisterArashi，pleasetakecareofme.”

Thegroupclimbedintoavehicle，whichhadthedriver’shalflookinglikeaModelT’sfronthalf，withthepassengerpartmentresemblingthatofahorsedrawncarriage.

（“It’sveryfortable”

）Kagamileasedwiththevehicle’sdesign.（“itishatIdon’thavetobenddowntogetin，andIstandstraightwhenmovingaround.”

）

Thecarriagedroveintoanearbytown，whichresembledalovelysmalltowninEuropethathadbeenmainlybuiltinthe1800’s.

“Ah.”

Kagamisighedwithnostalgia，rememberinghersummervacationswithRin.（“Thisworldisfilledwithfamiliarthings.Fromfoodtoarchitecture，it’slikeaparalleluniverse.”

）

Thecarriagedroveintoapublicsquare，andontoatranspmagicplatformwithspellschiseledintothestonework.

Akishigotoffthecarriagetoactivatethespells，andaftersomebrilliantdisplayofilluminatedmagicalelements，thecarriagewastransportedtoKageyama.

Everyooutofthecarriage.“Kagami，howareyoudoingwithyourfirstdaybeingoutside?”

inquiredAkishi.Akishiisthestereotypicalwarmoldersisterindeed.

“Aww，thankyoufortakingcareofme，AkishiOneesama.IfeelthemagicelementsbreathewithmeasIinhaleandexhale.Theairstillfeelsthiddense，butIambreathingmoreorlesseffortlessly.”

“Don’tbethatformalwithme”

Akishichuckled，alightcheerfullaughter，“Oneeisgoodenough.I’mhappytoseeyoujoinKageyama.Don’tbeafraidtoaskmeforhelp.Ivolunteeredtintheudentbecauseit’smypleasuretogiveahelpinghand，howeversmallthetaskmightbe.Feelfreetoaskmeanything!”

“Thankyou，thankyou，AkishiOnee”

Kagamithenturnedherhead，

“ArashiOneesama，ifImayinquire，couldyoupleaseenlightenmeonthereasonforinvitioKageyama?ThankyouforbelievingthatImaypossesssomedegreeoftalent，yetIamuouandhowmyperformancecould，inanyway，differfromothers’.”

“Youwerenotwatgily，then.Kagami，otherscopiedtheexaentsfromthedemonstration，andweresatisfiedaslongastheycouldstartbreathingoutsideair.”

Arashi’sexaminingeyeswerepiergthroughKagamiwithseverity，suchthatKagamifeltuneasystandingthere.

“You，oherhand，weretryingtogathertheprinciplebehindthemovements，andworkedtoproduceyourown.Ontopofthat，youwerestrivingaimlesslytosubduetheswirlingelementswithoutanyinstru;IamuaiherIshouldendyouonyoureffortoryourblindfaithinyourluck.Youareveryfortuhatyoudidn’tendupasatangledbloodymess.”

Withthosewords，Arashiturnedherbadstartedwalkingtowardtheacademy.

“Don’tbedisced.Arashiisactuallyaverykindperson.”