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Draft 12（第4页）

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Iamfourteen，turningfifteeninafewdays.You，whohavelivedwiththepanionshipofswordandmagioreyearsthanIhavebeenalive，andwhohaveexcelledinthefieldthusbeinginstructors，shouldatleasthavethesameamountofbraveryasIdo!"

Arashiturnedandstartedtowalkoutoftheroom.“Iwillhavenoshareinthiscowardice.IwillgoaloobattleHimeyama，andIamnolongeramemberofKageyamaasoftoday...”

Arashi’swordsechoeddownthehallassheleft.Thestaffintheofficefroze，shocked.Acoupleofthemalsohadshameontheirfaces，andquiteafewwithpity，andsomewithhelplessness.

Thecellorcoveredherfacewithherhandsandsighed:

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Teenager..."

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KagamicameoutofthelibraryasthelastrayofautumnsunwithdrewfromthespiresatopthetraltowerofPhoenixhall.Thefouryearsshehadspentinthisworldfeltlikearollercoaster.Maybetheridehadfinallyended，andshecouldstepoutontotheplatform，totinueherlifepeacefullyonsteadyfooting.Tosavetime，shepackedasimplelunchwithhereverym，soshecouldmaximizehertimereadingbooksonmagic.Thedayswheendedclassesseemedratherdistant，andthetimeoutsidehadspedpastwhileherlifebetweenbookshelvesfeltstill.

Thecampuswasabuzz.

Ittookafewattempts，buteventuallyKagamiuoodwhatshehadmissedoutonbystayinginthelibraryfromdawntodusk:

HimeyamaisshuttingdownKageyama，andArashiOneesamahasleftbyherselftochallehat!

“Ohdear，ohdear，ohdeariedeariedear...”

Kagamirantothecafeteriatograbsomebread，andimmediatelyranbacktothelibrary.

Kagamiwentstraighttothetopfloorwheretitlesforbiddenelsewherewerehoused.Kagamihadnotsucceededin‘seeing’divinepowerintomagicyet，andtimewasrunningout.

（“Direcircumstancecallsfordiremeasures.AkishiOneetoldmethattheFivecouldeasilymowdownanyinstructorhereandArashiOneesamaisnomatch，either.ThetimemightewhenIhavenochoicebuttodosomethingreckless...”

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Arashitookallhermoneywithher，putfoodintoabag，aherdormasthesunwassetting.ShedidnotwanttousethetransportationmatrixatKageyamanowthatshehadseveredhertieswiththeacademy.

（“IhavecutmytiestoKageyama，sowhateverrepercussionstheremightbebecauseofmya，HimeyamawillnharmtoKageyamaasaresult.”

）Arashiwalkedontothemainroadwhennightfell.（“IfIcausedtheturmoil，Ishouldendit.IwillnotletHimeyamaharmmyfamily.”

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Arashidreellontheground.Sinceeverystudenttookintroduagiccourses，magicwasn’talientoArashi.However，sinceshehadtakenthosecoursesalmosteightyearsago，shedrewitslowlyandwithgreatcare，incaseshemadeanerror.

Aftersomeeffort，Arashimanaged，withacertaindegreeofdifficulty，tofinishthespellontheground.Sheeledsomemagitoit，andwithswirlingwhitelight，shedisappearedfromthefootofthemountainofshadows.

AnimpulsivebeamofwhitelightshotskywardfromthefootofHimeyama，lightingupthenightsky.Guardsandattendantsquicklysurrouhesitewiththeironsready.

“IamArashi.”

Sheproclaimedasshesteppedoutoftheglowingcircleontheground.Thelightfromthespellslowlyfaded，thenfinallydisappeared.

“I，Arashi，amnolongeramemberofKageyama.IdonotaowledgeHimeyamaastheohjustifiableauthoritytodeterminemyfate.IamheretochalleheFive.”

Guardsandattendantsreplacedtheirons，andthecaptainoftheguardsasdedtheMountainofImperialPrincess[himeyama　姫山]todeliverthenews.

“Yhness”

，theCaptainstoodoutsidethedoorsofYukari’smeetingroom，andwaitedforthemaidstorelaythemessageofhisintrusion.

“HerHighnessisalreadyawareofthesituation.Noaistobeexpectedfromtheguards.”

Themaid’svoicesoundedfrominside.

“Irespectfullytakemyleave.”

AglowingkittenofpinkmagictookshapeinYukari’ssleepingchamber，andfromit，Ryō’svoicewastransmittedforYukari’saudience.

“MayI，Yhness，please?Prettyplease?”