Two Hundred and Eighty Chapters Agreement, Parting, Urging

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"Imari?"

Noah called Imari tentatively.

He really didn't understand why Imari would suddenly ask such a question.

In this regard, Imari himself seems to be conscious, instead of looking at Noah, but still looking into the distance, confiding to himself.

"Do you still remember my purpose of becoming a "Transcendent" and entering Haoling Academy?".

Noah nodded.

It is precisely because of knowing this that Noah is even more confused.

The reason why Imari accepted the "Dawn Star Pattern", became a "transcendent", and entered Haoling Academy was all for his own family business.

This is not only because you can get a living allowance of 100,000 yen per month if you study in the academy, but also because you can join the security force of the "Dawn Organization" if you successfully graduate from the academy and become a "tomb guard". received high salaries.

With this money, Imari will be able to revive the family business.

Therefore, Imari's biggest goal has always been to work hard to increase his "rank".

Only by successfully ascending to the "rank" can Imari successfully graduate from the academy and enter the "Dawn Agency" to work.

Imari has basically accomplished this goal.

In other words, as long as you can rise to the "rank". Even if Imari was satisfied, he didn't particularly insist on how strong he must be.

However. Now, Imari asked a completely different question from his previous plan.

Become stronger?

Imari. Do you also want to become stronger?

"Actually, I wanted to become stronger at the beginning." Imari seemed to be able to guess what Noah was thinking, and his jewel-like eyes met Noah's eyes.

"because,

The first person I met in the academy, the roommate of "Double Blades" who only lasted for a week, is a very strong person. With such a strong friend by my side, if I can't catch up with him, I feel like I don't have the right to stand by his side. "

"However, I gave up later." Imari said in a relieved but not so persistent tone. Said with a relaxed face.

"He's really unbelievably strong. It would be fine if he was just strong, but his speed of improvement also makes people feel powerless, and his experience and knowledge are also very rich. It is impossible to catch up with a little effort. Therefore, I Although I tried my best to catch up with him, I never thought about being able to catch up with him.”

"That's it, in the constant pursuit. I successfully rose to the 'rank'." Speaking of this, Imari had a slightly bitter smile on his face.

"If you want to graduate successfully in the academy, you just need to reach the 'rank', because you have successfully raised the 'rank'. I started to be satisfied, and unconsciously forgot that I still have to catch up. The one who won't let him leave."

Noah was silent.

he. I already kind of guessed what Imari wanted to say.

"Julie is very strong. That child should be considered the strongest among the girls except Lilith. Ba is from a martial arts family, and his combat effectiveness is also very high. Not to mention Lilith, even if Julie and Ba go up together , and may not be able to win Lilith." Imari showed an extremely confused expression.

"Compared to them, although I am of the same "level", I am not that strong at all. If I can be stronger, I can fight side by side with you like Lilith."

"You are already very strong." Noah finally couldn't help but say such a sentence.

"In the whole first grade, your combat power can definitely be ranked among the top five, even if you compare with the senior grades, it's not inferior."

"But, I still can't help, can I?" Imari smiled at Noah weakly.

"Sorry, Noah, actually, I really want to fight with you."

"Imari..." Mingming had the urge to say a lot of words to Imari, but in the end, Noah just called Imari's name, and couldn't utter a single word that came to his throat.

Seeing Noah's unspeakable appearance, Imari instead gave a "puchi" and laughed.

"I'm just complaining." The haze on Qiao's face was swept away, and she returned to her previous cheerfulness. Imari thumped Noah a little, and teased.

"You don't have to be that hard."

After finishing speaking, Imari turned around, took a few steps forward, and then turned around again, facing Noah, put his hands behind his back, bent down, his jewel-like eyes sparkled, straight He looked at Noah.

"However, I will not be satisfied with my current strength anymore. To reach the "level", my previous goal can be regarded as completed. Now my new goal is to catch up with you and become stronger, stronger than Julie. Stronger than Lilith, even stronger than you!"

"Can you make an appointment with me?" Like a child, Imari stretched out the little finger of one hand and stared fixedly at Noah.

"I will definitely become stronger, so next time, you can't drive me away, you must let me fight with you!"

Looking at Imari standing in front of him, stretching out his little finger towards him, with an unquestionable expression on his pretty face, suddenly, Noah seemed to have returned to the time when he just entered Haoling Academy.

...

"Ouch!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a touch. It doesn't hurt that much. It's my fault that I moved my head closer, otherwise I wouldn't have touched it."

"Closer? Get closer to this?"

"Ah... I'm sorry, because I was very concerned about the things inside, so I passed it unconsciously. It should contain something like a bamboo sword, right? I have also learned some kendo, and I used to be the same as you. I have been carrying such a bag with bamboo swords on my back, so I followed you curiously, don’t you mind?”

The girl with the brown ponytail said this to Noah who was carrying the cloth bag with the knight sword on his back as if suddenly enlightened.

"By the way, let me introduce myself! My name is Nagakura Imari! Please give me your advice!"

...

Recalling the cheerful girl at that time, a warm current surged in Noah's heart.

"Imari, you are the first friend I met in this world!" Noah stretched out his hand, put his little finger and Imari's little finger together, looked at Imari, and smiled freely.

"I believe that when we meet next time, you will definitely become much stronger than now. At that time, let's fight side by side again!"

"En!" Imari smiled sweetly, her smile was unprecedentedly beautiful.

"It's agreed!"

Under the sky and on the rooftop, the little fingers of a man and a woman were hooked together under the witness of each other, and they did not loosen for a long time.

...

In the afternoon, headed by Ninety-Nine Sakuya, Tsukimi Ritu and Three Kingdoms, Imari, Julie, Lilith, Tachibana, Ya, Konoe Toru, Torasaki Aoi and a group of "tomb guards" from "Dawn Organization" They all left the hotel and went away in high-end cars.

After separating from Imari on the rooftop, Noah never met another person.

No matter whether it was Julie, Lilith, Juba or Ya, none of them came to say goodbye to Noah. They all followed the main force and went back to the academy.

Noah on the rooftop also did not say goodbye to a group of girls, but just watched the high-end cars go away, until all the cars disappeared at the end of the road, Noah disappeared on the rooftop and returned to " between worlds".

"Ding----!"

With a light and crisp sound, under Noah's gaze, the two shattered feathers gently joined together in mid-air, and restored to integrity again, with a soft white light blooming all over the body, like a bird, cheerful Turned around in a circle around Noah.

"Huh..." Noah exhaled a scorching breath like a sigh of relief.

However, just as Noah breathed a sigh of relief, the piece of "feather" that had just recovered completely spun and came in front of Noah.

"Buzzing——!"

The "feathers" that were blooming with white light all over the body trembled, as if they were urging something.

"Huh?" The surprise on Noah's face, who has never encountered such a situation, can be imagined.

"Buzzing——!"

And the "feather" that represents the world does not know what it is urging, it keeps trembling.

Noah reacted, and after hesitating for a while, he felt certain, stretched out his hand, and gently touched the "feather" in front of him.

In the next instant, a dense white light surged from the top of the "feather".

When the white light dissipated, Noah had disappeared in place and entered this world. (to be continued...)